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Lushill, Wiltshire
Property from the Collection of Captain Frederick Barker (Lots 130-138)
The enchanting Lushill House situated on the Wiltshire-Gloucestershire border was built circa 1797 as a classical two-storey country villa and was later transformed into a Victorian Mansion. Lushill suffered during the Second World War being occupied by overseas servicemen and was subsequently converted into flats.
By the 1960s Lushill was in a perilous state when it was bought by its present owner, foxhunting legend Captain Frederick Barker. Captain Barker commissioned the architect Thomas Bird to design and return the house to its former glory. The rebuilding of Lushill involved the removal of the Victorian additions including the entire attic storey. A new main entrance, portico and bow were created and the remnants of the original internal layout were re-configured.
Captain and Mrs Barker engaged John Fowler as the interior consultant for Lushill and with Mrs. Barker, he supervised every aspect of the new interiors. Most noteable of John Fowler's decorative details are the exquisite mouldings in the staircase hall, which came from Jacksons who supplied the finest mouldings at the time. He insisted on a pair of elegant Ionic pillars to be used to mark the division of the newly extended drawing room into the original hall. A room that has remained, until now, exactly as John Fowler decorated and intended it.
Circle of François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)
Putti disporting; and Putti disporting: en grisaille
Details
Circle of François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)
Putti disporting; and Putti disporting: en grisaille
oil on canvas, shaped
34 x 45½ in. (86.4 x 115.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
Putti disporting; and Putti disporting: en grisaille
oil on canvas, shaped
34 x 45½ in. (86.4 x 115.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
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