Lot 211
Pugin, A.W.N. - St. David's Church, Pantasaph, Flintshire
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
£3,000
Description
Three autograph letters, 20x25 cm, sent by Pugin to Lord Fielding in 1851 discussing ecclesiastical architecture, one with original captioned ink sketch of a Church nave, signed by Pugin, franked blue paper with seals and some dust-soiling to addresses, minor tears to folds and a few light stains (3)
Footnote
Note: Three letters to Rudolph Fielding, later 8th Earl of Denbigh, discussing Pugin's work for Fielding on the interior of St. David's Church, Pantasaph, Flintshire, & touching on other contemporary matters, notably the Great Exhibition's Medieval Court, Ecclesiastical matters and his health. Pugin mispells Fielding's name as "Feilding".