George I's furniture at Kensington Palace: historians have long been puzzled by the disappearance of the furniture supplied for the new king's apartments at Kensington Palace between 1718 and 1727--George I's only major furnishing commission. Adam Bowett argues that much of it survives unrecognised--a victim of the revolution in taste effected by William Kent, who decorated these rooms.

From: Apollo | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Bowett, Adam | Copyright information

The construction of the king's state apartments at Kensington Palace was the only significant building and furnishing commission initiated by George I during his short reign (1714-27). It has received scant attention from furniture historians, largely because the furniture appears to have vanished without trace. However, documentation for the furniture is virtually complete, so that it is possible at least to visualise the original scheme. The evidence of the building records, prin...

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