Lot 52
52
Holkham Hall
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Holkham Hall

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Holkham Hall
a fan, the chickenskin leaf painted with a view of Holkham Hall, Norfolk and two views of a lake, one with a church beyond, en grisaille, the borders painted with classical decoration in yellow, orange and maroon, the ivory sticks carved and pierced - 28cm., Italian for the English market, circa 1780
See Illustration p.11
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Lot Essay

Holkham Hall, Norfolk, was begun in 1734 to designs by William Kent. This view is taken from a print illustrated in Vetruvius Britannicus, Vol. 5, 1771, illustrated in Sir John Summerson Architecture in Britain 1530 - 1830, 1963 Edition, plate 139a

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