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bentley, animals, horses, wildfowl, birds, sussex, dogs, bentley wildfowl and motor museum, Chinese wallpaper, gilt furniture, paintings, house, Venetian furniture, painted tea set, Askew
As the Summer season comes to an end, we start to prepare to close the main house here at Bentley for the winter. The house is open every day from midday until the end of October.
We have written on our blog before all about the history of the house here and the interiors created by Mr and Mrs Askew. Both of them loved the Sussex countryside and were passionate about animals and wildlife. In every room in the house, you can find animals in the detail of the furniture, the wallpapers and the pictures displayed. You can read our post all about the Chinese Drawing Room: A room full of birds. Here are just a few of our favourite animals we found living in the house:
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- Fish detail from table in the Chinese Drawing Room at Bentley
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- Wildfowl watercolours by Philip Rickman (Sussex artist) inside Bentley house
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- Cockerel detail from painting at Bentley house
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- Duck detail from tea set in Bentley house
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- Cushion dog detail at Bentley house, Sussex
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- Venetian 18th century commode and Dutch painted folding screen depicting cranes, pheasants and ducks – in the Dining Room at Bentley
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- Gilt furniture adorned with birds at Bentley
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- Detail of painting from Bentley house
Don’t miss out on seeing the eclectic interiors inside Bentley house before it closes for the winter.
I especially like the duck detailed tea set. Thanks for the photos.