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Throne and footstool Presented to Queen Victoria by the Maharajah of Travancore, Kerala in 1851. It was displayed at the Great Exhibition in that year. King On Throne, Duke Of Kent, Royal Collection Trust, Throne Chair, Throne Room, The Royal Collection, Indian Furniture, Kensington Palace, Prince Albert

Throne and footstool of carved ivory; with an elaborate cresting flanked by rampant elephants, every surface covered with carved plaques enriched with small cabochon gemstones; green velvet coverings with gold and silver embroidery; cabriole legs.This spectacular throne, the centrepiece of the Indian section in the Great Exhibition of 1851, was presented to Queen Victoria in part to advertise the carving skills of Travancore in southern India. The densely-carved elephant-ivory plaques…

Grand piano Buckingham Palace Interior, Buckingham Palace Gardens, Lancaster House, Piano Aesthetic, Drawing Room Furniture, Buckingham Palace London, Grand Pianos, Instruments Art, Royal Collection Trust

Grand piano with gilded and painted surface by François Rochard in polychrome colours with singeries and Berainesque motifs. Mouldings and rim of piano of bronze, chased and gilt. Supported on three incurving cabriole legs of gilded wood with heavy floral garlands and carved at the top with two scrolls flanking a prominent flower. Pedal section in form of lyre in gilded wood with foliate decoration.The piano was built in 1856 by the firm S & P Erard.For Queen Victoria and Prince Albert…

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