{"product_id":"queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-at-clarence-house-9780718141912","title":"Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother at Clarence House","description":"\u003cp\u003eClarence House is well known as the London home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for the last four decades. But few people can know what a remarkable atmosphere she has created there and what an extraordinary  wide-ranging and personal collection she has formed. This book  which has been written with Her Majestys full approval  is the first description of the house and of Queen Elizabeths role as a collector. John Cornforth describes the history of the house and the earlier occupants followed by chapters of great interest on Queen Elizabeths development as a collector and the influences on her collecting  with particular reference to the history of her own colourful family  the Bowes-Lyons  Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The book then takes the reader through the principal rooms of Clarence House  with a description of the pictures  furniture  porcelain and spectacular plate  highlighting their significance for the Queen Mother and the way in which the collection was formed. Among the collection are a distinguished group of late 19th and 20th century British and French pictures  Royal portraits  18th century British furniture  Chelsea and Worcester porcelain. The photographs have been taken exclusively for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647829172277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0718141911","price":102.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780718141912.jpg?v=1781697453","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-at-clarence-house-9780718141912","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}