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The Furniture Collection | |||||||||||||||
| The staterooms contain a remarkable collection of fine furniture from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Curiously, the only lack is of the English oak furniture that would have filled the rooms of Burghley during the time of its builder, William Cecil. The refitting and development that was undertaken by the 5th Earl between 1650 and 1700 must have swept away all of these ‘antique’ and unfashionable items. However, much of the furniture that was purchased, both in England and in Europe, by the 5th Earl, and by the 9th Earl in the 18th century can be seen, with many of the finest pieces placed in the positions that their purchaser intended them to occupy. There are examples from the very best craftsmen: French floral marquetry by Pierre Gôle, hardstone decorated cabinets from the Medici workshops and superb examples of English furniture from Mayhew and Ince, William Vile and James Newton. In all, the furniture collection fully illustrates the development and furnishing of the house over the last three centuries. |
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