A George III gessoed-and-painted pine door-surround. Attributed to James Wyatt, commissioned by William Brummell for Donnington Grove, Berkshire. Ca. 1782. The Birds of America Sauthier also played a key

Sauthier also played a key role in the planning of the Tryon Palace gardens in New Bern

His "Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits" is one of the greatest French flower books of the early 19th century

Provenance The artist’s family and thence by descent

in part because it was an ally but mostly because English mills needed Texan cotton to compete with American supplies

to decorate their new grand houses

A George III gessoed-and-painted pine door-surround. Attributed to James Wyatt, commissioned by William Brummell for Donnington Grove, Berkshire. Ca. 1782. The Birds of America Sauthier also played a keyA George III gessoed and painted pine door surround. Attributed to James Wyatt, commissioned by William Brummell for Donnington Grove, Berkshire. Ca. 1782. Installed on the east wall of the first floor back room. Surround: 9 4 x 6 4 ; note that the skirting blocks are later. Donnington Grove, just north of Newbury in Berkshire, was designed by John Chute for James Andrews in 1763, and described by Howard Colvin as his most considerable and successful