William and Mary oak panel frames late 17th century

consisting of eleven large bolection moulded rectangular frames, (variations to sizes and some with internal fielded panels), six smaller conforming rectangular frames (variations to sizes) and a further associated long rectangular panel, losses (qty)

Probably removed from the Mary, Queen of Scots or Leicester Apartments by William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858) during his refurbishment of the State Rooms

The frames are all of somewhat dry appearance and have stains, age cracks, chips and losses typical of items of this age which have been kept in storage. Some of the frames are missing moulded sections, others have replaced sections of moulding. First hand inspection is recommended.
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For a discussion on the late 17th century State Room decoration see James Lees-Milne, 'Chatsworth, Derbyshire III', Country Life, 25 April 1968, p. 1041

The State Room panelling at Chatsworth was installed by Henry Lobb and his partner Richard Owen. In July 1690 they were paid £200 by the Duke to buy oake boardes for ye floore of ye upper storey. The bill shows that these boards were delivered via Hull. As Lees-Milne writes; '...by September 1691 the wainscot of all the rooms (of State), except the Great Chamber were in place. That is to say floors and walls, including the foliate mouldings of the door surrounds, Window cases, overmantel and cornices. The flat surfaces merely awaited the mastercarvers extra adornments, this came in September 1692 when the Duke signed an agreement with Joel Lobb, William Davis and Samuel Watson to 'carve ye ornaments of lime tree work for the Great Chamber to the designs approved by his Lordship'. Remaining rooms the following year'. The work was completed in March. Owen carried out all the necessary work from the floors and walls to the more intricate placing of mouding for the door surrounds and windowcases'.