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The Adam Collection

The Adam Collection comprises designs for six chimneypieces from drawings from the office of Robert and James Adam. The collection is made under exclusive licence from Sir John Soane's Museum, which holds the largest collection of drawings by the great 18th century architect.
The Beaufort - Fireplace Mantels
Designed in 1768 for the 5th Duke of Beaufort, for the dining room at 5 Grosvenor Square, London. The Duke was married to Elizabeth Boscawen, whose father had used Adam for work at Hatchlands in Surrey.
The Beaufort
Designed in 1775 for William Locke Esq., for 21 Portman Square, London, a property built by the Adam brothers three years earlier. Locke was an art connoisseur and patron who started his collection following a Grand Tour in 1749.
The Locke
The Richmond - Fireplace Mantels
Designed in 1765 for the 3rd Duke of Richmond for the drawing room at Goodwood, West Sussex. The Duke was a politician, diplomat and army officer who attained the rank of Field Marshall in 1795 and commissioned Adam to make designs for a new house at his country estate of Goodwood.
The Richmond
Designed in 1777 for the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe for the library at Roxburghe House, Hanover Square, London. The Duke was a renowned bibliophile who commissioned Adam to extend and re-model his townhouse, in part to create further library space for his collection of over 10,000 volumes.
The Roxburghe
The Stuart - Fireplace Mantels
Designed in 1766 for the Rt Hon. James Stuart Mackenzie for the salon in an unknown castle. Stuart Mackenzie had a prominent political and diplomatic career and also served as Lord Privy Seal of Scotland. Adam was also employed by his brother, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
The Stuart
The Knatchbull - Fireplace Mantels
Designed in 1763 for Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet, for the hall at Mersham-le-Hatch in Kent. Construction of the house began in 1762 to designs by Adam, was completed in 1772 and was Adam’s first completely newly-built house.
The Knatchbull