Treasures from Chatsworth, Episode 13: Masterworks in Silver

Derbyshire, England | January 2017

It may be difficult to imagine packing up an enormous silver chandelier for a weekend visit to your country house, but for the 6th Duke of Devonshire, toting the elaborate fixture from one residence to another was simply a necessity. This episode explores the “pure bravado” of many silver objects in the Devonshire Collection as well as a few more understated recent commissions.

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