Property: Contents of Belmont House in Co Laois going under the hammer next week
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Intricately woven carpets from the hands of Tibetan refugees living in the foothills of the Himalayas; Kashmiri silk wall hangings; a sample of Bhutanese craft; iconic blue and white pottery from Jaipur in Rajasthan; an antiquarian barleycorn bone chess set and metal figurines from the Bastar region of India are just some of the pieces which will go under the hammer at Sheppard’s Irish Auction House next week.
The sale of the contents of Belmont House, Cullahill, Co Laois, reflects the rich history of a family which left the west for an adventure on the subcontinent of India in the 1960s. David Gibbs, became rector (headmaster) of the illustrious St Paul’s School in Darjeeling in 1964 and remained in India for nine years, along with his wife, Sally, and their three children, Lucinda, William and Alexander.
A passage to India at Sheppard s auction of contents of Belmont House
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Intricately woven carpets from the hands of Tibetan refugees living in the foothills of the Himalayas; Kashmiri silk wall hangings; a sample of Bhutanese craft; iconic blue and white pottery from Jaipur in Rajasthan; an antiquarian barleycorn bone chess set and metal figurines from the Bastar region of India are just some of the wonderful pieces which will go under the hammer at Sheppard’s Irish Auction House next week.
The sale of the contents of Belmont House, Cullahill reflects the rich history of a family which left the West for an adventure on the subcontinent of India in the 1960s. David Gibbs, became Rector (headmaster) of the illustrious St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling in 1964 and remained in India for nine years, along with his wife, Sally, and their three children, Lucinda, William and Alexander.
Wonderful pieces go under the hammer at Sheppard’s Irish Auction House next week
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Intricately woven carpets from the hands of Tibetan refugees living in the foothills of the Himalayas; Kashmiri silk wall hangings; a sample of Bhutanese craft; iconic blue and white pottery from Jaipur in Rajasthan; an antiquarian barleycorn bone chess set and metal figurines from the Bastar region of India are just some of the wonderful pieces which will go under the hammer at Sheppard’s Irish Auction House next week.
The sale of the contents of Belmont House, Cullahill reflects the rich history of a family which left the West for an adventure on the subcontinent of India in the 1960s. David Gibbs, became Rector (headmaster) of the illustrious St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling in 1964 and remained in India for nine years, along with his wife, Sally, and their three children, Lucinda, William and Alexander.