Design for the chimneypiece for the front drawing room, c1770-71; it is not known if this design was executed (1)

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    - The Adelphi, London: designs for a speculative complex built by William Adam & Co., 1768-84 (168)
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Design for the chimneypiece for the front drawing room, c1770-71; it is not known if this design was executed (1)

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It is not known if this design was executed as there is no known photographic record of the chimneypiece prior to demolition.

The chimneypiece from the back drawing room was sold at auction in 1936. This was painted pine with volute stiles, but no drawing survives for the design.

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