Goodwood House



Goodwood is one of the best country houses in which to admire French furniture. In 1765 the 3rd Duke of Richmond was posted to Paris, as Ambassador to the court of King Louis XV. While he was there he acquired items of furniture by the latest and greatest of the expert Parisian cabinet makers. A large suite of chairs upholstered in their original five colour Lyons cut silk velvet was made, probably in that year, by Delanois, a cabinet maker of great distinction. There are more chairs by Gourdin, commodes by Dubois and Latz, and a coiffeuse by Roger Vandercruse.
		Chair by Delanois


The Yellow Drawing Room

Bonheur du jour by Feuerstein

The Duke developed such a love of French furniture that he continued to collect after his return to England, gathering works in the later Transitional, and Neo-Classical styles: there is a commode by Couturier, a secretaire by Rubestuck, and a very pretty little lady's writing desk by Feuerstein. There are also two important earlier pieces from the studio of Boulle, giving a good overall sense of the development of French furniture throughout the 18th century.

For further information, please contact the Curator:
email: curator@goodwood.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1243 755000
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