Powderham Castle: A Regency Klismos Stool

Powderham Castle: A Regency Klismos StoolAn extremely rare, late George III early Regency era giltwood music stool of Klismos form, in the Grecian style of Henry Holland, originally supplied to Powderham Castle, Devon. English, circa 17901810 Why we like it We love its extremely elegant and unusual Klismos design, while the Courtenay and Beckford connection add a titillating personal flair to this object, beautiful in its own right. Provenance William Kitty Courtenay, 3rd Viscount Courtenay,

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