Godmersham Park Objects of Art, Furniture, Porcelain, Pictures, Silver and Linen Volume I

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[461] pp.

1961 lots

437 illustrations, including 113 in color

Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd.

1983

First Edition

10 1/4" … Read more [461] pp.

1961 lots

437 illustrations, including 113 in color

Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd.

1983

First Edition

10 1/4" x 8"

w/ Rex Whistler designed bookplate for Elsie Tritton on front endpaper

Godmersham Park passed to John Cunliffe Lister, 3rd Baron Masham, who sold it in 1921 to William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth. In 1935, Godmersham Park was sold to Mr and Mrs Robert Tritton, who restored the house. Walter Sarel remodelled the building, much of the interior being replaced using genuine eighteenth-century features recovered from buildings across England. Norah Lindsay advised on restoration of the walled gardens. The house became a Grade I listed building in 1952, and the gardens were separately listed in Grade II in 1986, with other garden features listed as Grade II. See less