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There were two spaces at 23 Grosvenor Square to which Adam gave the name ante room: one being the ante room to the eating parlour on the ground storey, and this room on the first storey. This design for a ceiling can be firmly attributed as intended for the first storey ante room through comparison of its dimensions with those shown on Adam's plan in the Works.
As the house was demolished in 1862, and this ceiling is not illustrated in the Works, it is not known if the ante room ceiling was executed in accordance with Adam's extant design.
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Contents of Preliminary design and design for the ante room ceiling, 1773; it is not known if this design was executed (2)
- [1] Preliminary design for the ceiling of the ante room and first drawing room, 1773; it is not known if these designs were executed
- [2] Design for a ceiling for the ante room, 1773; it is not known if this design was executed