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Gallery

Photographed by the seller ahead of the sale. Click any photo to view it larger. Exterior and grounds photos, which don't belong to a single room, are grouped on their own further down.

Ground Floor

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Floor plan of the Ground Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Great Stair

Looking up the Great Stair from the bottom, with Gerard Lanscroon's trompe l'oeil murals covering the walls — Looking up the Great Stair, painted by Lanscroon between 1708 and 1712

Looking up through the Great Stair at more of Lanscroon's murals and trompe l'oeil — Looking up through the Great Stair

The top landing of the Great Stair, beneath Lanscroon's painted ceiling, with the grisaille wall murals and red scagliola columns — The landing at the top of the Great Stair

The painted ceiling of the Great Stair, seen on the angle from the staircase itself — The Great Stair ceiling, seen from the stair

The oval ceiling mural of the Great Stair, painted by the baroque decorator Gerard Lanscroon — The ceiling mural, painted by Gerard Lanscroon

A wide, angled view of the Great Stair's painted ceiling, with cherubs and floral swags around the central oval — Detail of the ceiling mural

Another close-up of the Great Stair's painted ceiling, with a mythological scene in an ornate gilt frame — The ceiling mural, another close-up

Vestibule

The door to the Great Stair, seen from the Vestibule between the Library and Dining Room — The door to the Great Stair, from the Vestibule

Library

The Library, with mahogany bookcases and an Adam-style mantelpiece — The Library, with its Adam-style mantelpiece and mahogany bookcases

The Library, south-facing over the Deer Park and Rutland Water

A painted ceiling roundel in pale green and gold, in the Library — Ceiling detail, in the Library

Drawing Room

The Drawing Room, with pale green walls and a painted ceiling — The Drawing Room, with a concealed door through to the Garden Saloon

The Drawing Room, with tall windows over the park — The Drawing Room, over the park

A plain oval ceiling with a gilded band, in the Drawing Room — Ceiling detail, in the Drawing Room

Dining Room

The Dining Room, set for dinner, with damask walls and a coffered, gilded ceiling — The Dining Room, set for dinner

A coffered ceiling picked out in red and gold, above the Dining Room — Coffered ceiling detail

A coffered ceiling picked out in cream and gold, in the Dining Room — Ceiling detail, in the Dining Room

Garden Saloon (shared)

The Garden Saloon, with herringbone parquet and French doors onto the garden terrace — The Garden Saloon

Tapestry Hall (shared)

The Tapestry Hall, with large tapestries on the walls and a stone chequerboard floor — The Tapestry Hall

Lower Ground

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Floor plan of the Lower Ground, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Kitchen / Breakfast Room

The stone-vaulted Kitchen, with a commercial gas range and twin double sinks — The Kitchen, with its commercial range and twin sinks

Family Room

The Family Room, looking through to the Kitchen — The Family Room, towards the Kitchen

The Family Room, with a stone fireplace and a patterned rug — The Family Room, with its stone fireplace

The Family Room, another view

Sitting Room

The Sitting Room, with a red leather sofa and fireplace — The Sitting Room, next to its own bedroom and bathroom

Hall

The stone-vaulted entrance hall, with a flagged floor and a large stone fireplace said to be salvaged from the Duke of Buckingham's original house — The Hall, with a fireplace said to be salvaged from the Duke of Buckingham's original house

First Floor

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Floor plan of the First Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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State Bedroom

The State Bedroom, with a four-poster bed and marble fireplace — The State Bedroom, with superb southerly views and a marble fireplace

The State Bedroom, with a canopied four-poster bed and chandelier — The State Bedroom, another view

Purple Sitting Room

The Purple Sitting Room, with striped wallpaper and lilac upholstery — The Purple Sitting Room

The Purple Sitting Room, south-facing, with a grey marble fireplace

The Purple Sitting Room, looking towards the south-facing windows — The Purple Sitting Room, with a concealed door through to the Ball Room

Marble Room

The marble-panelled Marble Room, with hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper — The Marble Room, with hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 1, with a marble surround and roll-top bath — Bathroom 1

Ball Room (shared)

The Ball Room, looking down its length from beneath the musicians' gallery — The Ball Room, from beneath the gallery

The Ball Room, with its coved plasterwork ceiling and the musicians' gallery over the colonnade — The Ball Room, towards the gallery

Second Floor

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Floor plan of the Second Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2, with lilac walls and a chandelier — Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2, another view, with lilac walls and a chandelier — Bedroom 2, another view

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 3, with teal walls — Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 4, with pale green walls and a fireplace — Bedroom 4

Bedroom 5

Bedroom 5, with twin beds

Bedroom 6

Bedroom 6, simply furnished — Bedroom 6

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 4, with a roll-top bath and dressing table — Bathroom 4

The House

Grounds & Parkland

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