Lot 481
481
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL 'PALAIS ROYALE' CASKET
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MRS. SUSAN REMINGTON-HOBBS, DAUGHTER OF LADY BAILLIE OF LOWNDES HOUSE AND LEEDS CASTLE (LOTS 481-494)RThis elegant group of furniture and works of art is being sold from the collection of Mrs. Susan Remington-Hobbs, daughter of Lady Baillie, the celebrated Anglo-American collector and society figure. The Hon. Mrs. Filmer, as Lady Baillie then was, in 1926 acquired Leeds Castle, a historic and romantic seat with Royal connections dating back to Saxon times and famously described by the historian Lord Conway as 'the loveliest castle...in the whole world'. Lady Baillie immediately breathed new life into the castle, embarking on extensive refurbishments carried out under the guidance of the legendary French designers Armand-Albert Rateau and Stéphane Boudin of the house of Jansen, creating a celebrated series of revitalized interiors. In the 1930's Leeds Castle was one of the great society houses of England, with royalty such as Queen Marie of Romania, Alfonso XIII of Spain and members of the British Royal family being frequent visitors, while equally figures from the glamorous world of entertainment such as Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and James Stewart were often entertained there in lavish parties. Follwing her death in 1974, ownership of Leeds Castle passed to the Leeds Castle Foundation, allowing it to be left to the nation in perpetuity. Her daughter Susan evidently inherited her mother's stylish eye, and indeed the elegant Louis XVI suite by Avisse (lots 489-491) was personally selected for her London residence on Egerton Terrace by Stéphane Boudin.
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL 'PALAIS ROYALE' CASKET

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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL 'PALAIS ROYALE' CASKET
Of shell form, the lid engraved with a peacock and with pierced gallery, the sides cast with floral trellis, on winged paw feet and enclosing a mirror to the reverse and a silk pad with original silk floral embroidery, the interior fitted with various sewing implements in ormolu, steel and mother-of-pearl
2½ in. (6 cm.) high; 6½ in. (16 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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