The Dining Room

Dining Room

Designed by Stéphane Boudin between 1938-39, the Dining Room is an innovative fusion of English, French and Chinese styles. The objects in the room were brought in by Boudin, specifcally to furnish the new interior scheme.

Over the freplace hangs an ornate wall clock topped with the fgure of Father Time, which was purchased by Lady Baillie in 1927. The case was made by Andre-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), a French cabinetmaker who was well known for producing objects veneered with tortoiseshell inlaid with brass, known as Boulle work.

The majority of the porcelain on display was purchased by Lady Baillie in readiness for the 1948 redecoration, and she continued to collect further pieces into the 1950s and 1960s. These displays were complimented by foral arrangements, with colours and types of fowers detailed precisely by Boudin.

A consignment of parquet fooring brought in from Maison Jansen, Boudin’s interior design frm, and said to have come from the Palace of Versailles A receipt for the 1939 sale is in the Castle archives

Consignment of parquet fooring brought from Maison Jansen, Boudin’s interior design frm, said to have come from the Palace of Versailles

A rare Louis XIV ormolu mounted Boulle cartel clock, French, early 18th century