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A mahogany dining chair with neo-Classical carved ornaments and a red leather upholstered seat.

Dining Chair

  • British Furniture
This chair, part of a set of 20, was made for the State Dining Room by Thomas Chippendale in around…
An oil picture the Madonna and Child with an additional male figure to the left. The scene is set in front of a landscape and curtain.

Madonna and Child with Donor

  • Italian Old Masters
This picture depicts Christ and his mother, and was originally painted as a devotional work for a domestic setting.
A half-length portrait of a lady with fair skin and brown hair, holding a silver cup. She wears a white head covering and drapery and stands in front of a dark green curtain.

Portrait of a Lady

  • Italian Old Masters
The identity of the woman in this portrait is debated. Recent research suggests that the sitter could be Vittoria Colonna,…
A darkly lit oil picture showing three half-length figures huddled together. The central figure blows on a hot coal, which illuminates the scene. To the left and right stands a chained monkey and a grinning fool.

Allegory

  • Italian Old Masters
This enigmatic picture has been interpreted in many ways. It is sometimes understood as a visual depiction of sexual passion.
A gilded and elaborately carved tripod stand with a bowl-shaped shade at the top.

Torchère

  • British Furniture
This torchère was made by Thomas Chippendale Junior for the Gallery.
A large gilded pelmet with red drapes carved out of wood.

Pelmet

  • British Furniture
Apart from its fringing, this pelmet is carved entirely from pine wood.
A gilded carved arm chair with a square seat and back, upholstered in white damask.

Arm chair

  • British Furniture
This chair was made by Thomas Chippendale Junior for the White Drawing Room (now Cinnamon Drawing Room).
A large wooden dressing cabinet decorated with intricate marquetry patterns on a honey-coloured ground. Two marquetry roundels decorate the left and right sides, depicting the Roman godesses Diana and Minerva.

Diana and Minerva Commode

  • British Furniture
The Diana and Minerva commode is one of the most celebrated pieces of Chippendale furniture anywhere in the world.
A large four-poster bed with a domed canopy. The frame is entirely gilded and upholstered in rich green damask.

State Bed

  • British Furniture
The State Bed was the most expensive piece of furniture ever made by Thomas Chippendale.