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Gift of the Prince of Wales to Thomas Co
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Gift of the Prince of Wales to Thomas Conolly, 1789
Holland (H.) Architect. A small pocket book (9cms x 13cms) superbly bound in red straight grained morocco and gold stamped with the insignia of the Prince of Wales, containing six cards (each approx. 7.5cms x 12cms). One contains a hand written message from Sir Thomas Dundas (a Councillor of State to the Prince), dated 2 May 1789, presenting the Prince's compliments to 'Mr. Conolly' and requesting his acceptance of the pocket book and its contents. The other five cards contain detailed plans, and an elevation of Carlton House in London, in watercolour and pen, by Henry Holland, Architect, as follows:
* Plan of the Principal Story
* Plan of One Pair of Stairs
* Plan of the Basement Story
* Elevation of the Front next Pall Mall
* Plan of the Stables etc and part of the garden.
* A unique, significant and beautiful item. As a manuscript, w.a.f.
Carlton House, the residence of the Prince of Wales, was substantially rebuilt on a lavish scale in the 1780s by George, son and heir of George III, who maintained here a rival court to that of his father. However, when he eventually succeeded to the throne in 1820 he developed Buckingham Palace as his seat, and Carlton House was demolished.
The pocket book may well have been a reward to Thomas Conolly for his support of the prince's claim to be appointed regent when George III's mental health deteriorated in 1788; in the event the King recovered and the crises blew over.
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Gift of the Prince of Wales to Thomas Conolly, 1789
Holland (H.) Architect. A small pocket book (9cms x 13cms) superbly bound in red straight grained morocco and gold stamped with the insignia of the Prince of Wales, containing six cards (each approx. 7.5cms x 12cms). One contains a hand written message from Sir Thomas Dundas (a Councillor of State to the Prince), dated 2 May 1789, presenting the Prince's compliments to 'Mr. Conolly' and requesting his acceptance of the pocket book and its contents. The other five cards contain detailed plans, and an elevation of Carlton House in London, in watercolour and pen, by Henry Holland, Architect, as follows:
* Plan of the Principal Story
* Plan of One Pair of Stairs
* Plan of the Basement Story
* Elevation of the Front next Pall Mall
* Plan of the Stables etc and part of the garden.
* A unique, significant and beautiful item. As a manuscript, w.a.f.
Carlton House, the residence of the Prince of Wales, was substantially rebuilt on a lavish scale in the 1780s by George, son and heir of George III, who maintained here a rival court to that of his father. However, when he eventually succeeded to the throne in 1820 he developed Buckingham Palace as his seat, and Carlton House was demolished.
The pocket book may well have been a reward to Thomas Conolly for his support of the prince's claim to be appointed regent when George III's mental health deteriorated in 1788; in the event the King recovered and the crises blew over.
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