Tag : Sir Joseph Banks

Nos. 1 & 2 New Burlington Street
Sep 23rd, 2013 | | Commercial premises | Portfolio | No Comments

1 & 2 New Burlington Street

Nos. 1 & 2 New Burlington Street In the late 1600s, the Earl of Burlington had acquired leasehold possession of Ten Acre Close, a piece of ground lying north and north-east of Burlington House. Richard Boyle, third...

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Chinoiserie - Flowers
Sep 4th, 2011 | | Paint Technical | 8 Comments

Gilt Leather

Gilt Leather - probably English. Second quarter of the 18th century "The distinct relief in which the patterns could be embossed, the brilliancy of colour of which the leather was susceptible, the high burnish which...

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