Rossetti Pandora (No.89)
The pictures here, and in the adjoining dressing-room, reflect the interest of the 1st Lord Faringdon in the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites, with works by Rossetti, Watts, Madox Brown, Etty and Leighton. New acquisitions have broadened the list by the inclusion of works by their contemporaries, Tissot, Spartali (later Stillman) and Weguelin.
 

The bed, with its painted tester and cornice, and the satinwood marquetry dressing-table date from the last quarter of the eighteenth century. The latter can be attributed to Charles Elliot, of New Bond Street, who supplied an almost identical dressing-table to William Tufnell, of Langley’s in Essex, around 1797/8. The painted pier-glass above, dating from around 1760, is similar to designs for mirrors executed by William and John Linnell of Berkeley Square. The bases of the bedposts have sliding metal covers concealing the bolts that secure the frame.

The Regency settee at the foot of the bed is decorated with brass inlay, while the wardrobe, with its finely figured mahogany veneer, has a frieze enriched with satinwood and ivory. The small mahogany secretaire is in the style of Thomas Sheraton. In the dressing-room is a French Empire mahogany lit bateau, with elaborate ormolu mounts.