A VICTORIAN GOTHIC BRASS HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERN

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PROPERTY OF THE LATE GEOFFREY AND THE HON. CAROLE LAWSON, STILEMANS, SURREY (LOTS 194 - 241)Geoffrey and Carole Lawson acquired Stilemans near Godalming, Surrey, in 1982. The house was built in 1909 and the gardens were landscaped and planted over the next twenty years under the guidance of Gertrude Jekyll, whose own home Munstead was close by. By 1982 however, successive owners had ruined Jekyll’s design, so the Lawsons set about creating a new scheme, integrating what remained and restoring the feeling of enclosure that was central to the original concept. At the same time they employed the `society’ decorator Dudley Poplak to create stylish and comfortable rooms within the house. Carole Lawson was the second daughter of Lord and Lady Samuel of Wych Cross, her father was an important collector of Dutch and Flemish paintings, donated to the Mansion House after his death, and the couple acquired much fine and important furniture so Carole grew up surrounded by good and great things. Poplak had been responsible for the refurbishment of Winfield House, the US Ambassador’s residence in Regent’s Park in the late 1960s and again from 1983 – 89, and from 1981 in the most important assignment of his career was engaged at Highgrove House for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Poplak was known for his flawless taste, empathy and discretion, and through his friendships with the best London dealers was always able to source for his clients the very best pieces for any project.

A VICTORIAN GOTHIC BRASS HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERN

19TH CENTURY

Details

A VICTORIAN GOTHIC BRASS HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERN
19TH CENTURY
With pierced acanthus finials, cluster-column uprights and a foliate frieze below, later fitted for electricity
36 in. (92 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) wide

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