Lot 5
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PAINTED PANELS OF 'THE PROMENADE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK'
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PAINTED PANELS OF 'THE PROMENADE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK'

LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PAPER LAID ON CANVAS

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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PAINTED PANELS OF 'THE PROMENADE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK'
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PAPER LAID ON CANVAS
Depicting courtly dressed people in front of Buckingham House, within a simulated picture-frame and above a simulated panelled plinth inscribed 'The Promenade in St. James's Park', the reverse decorated with stylised foliage, minor losses
Each panel 69 in. (175 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide (4)
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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

Lot Essay

Buckingham House, of which the east façade is shown, was erected in 1703 by John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, and in 1761 purchased by King George III for his wife Queen Charlotte. In 1826 George IV commissioned John Nash to transform the original house into a palace and the east wing façade, which faces the The Mall today, was designed by Aston Webb and added in 1913.

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