Uppark House and Garden’s collection

Close-up view of the Chinese cabinet in the Little Parlour at Uppark, West Sussex, a hybrid piece combining Chinese lacquer and Florentine pietra dura panels. — The Chinese cabinet in the Little Parlour at Uppark, West Sussex, a hybrid piece combining Chinese lacquer and Florentine pietra dura panels. | © National Trust Images/Nadia Mackenzie

Many of the most impressive items in Uppark’s collection were collected by Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh during his Grand Tour of Europe. Here are some of the beautiful items that the house team looks after inside the mansion.

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During which time a major essential works project and conservation will be undertaken. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2025.

The Pagoda Cabinet

Although thought to have been commissioned by Sir Matthew circa 1755, it's likely he would have brought back some of the medallions from Italy. Despite the Chinese style, this piece was in fact made in England, although who by is not on record.

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Scagliola tabletop

One of a pair of tables made by the monk Don Pietro Belloni in 1754. The top is made from Florentine scagliola, mounted on Rococo-style white and giltwood legs attributed to John Bladwell. Only half a dozen of these tables are known to exist, all of which were commissioned by Sir Matthew or his friends.

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A bureau plat, French, circa 1710-1720, attributed to André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), in oak veneered with ebony and ebonised with 'contrepartie' marquetry, inlaid with typical foliate design of tortoiseshell on a brass ground. | © National Trust / Andrew Fetherston

André-Charles Boulle bureau

Made circa 1710-1720 by André-Charles Boulle from oak veneered with ebony with fine marquetry, inlaid foliate tortoiseshell and a gilt-tooled leather writing surface.

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Giltwood pier glasses

A pair of giltwood pier-glasses made circa 1760, and attributed to Matthias Lock. Both were severely damaged in the fire of 1989, and one had to have the bottom section cut away and a new re-carving integrated.

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Meekness by Batoni

A depiction of one of the eight Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount – ‘Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth’ – by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, commissioned by Sir Matthew in 1752. Its companion, Purity of Heart, is also at Uppark.

What are the Eight Beatitudes?

A close-up view of the dolls' house, built in c.1735-40 and kept in the Stewards Hall at Uppark, West Sussex. The rooms shown are the kitchen, the drawing room, the dining room and the staircase hall. — The dolls' house, built in c.1735-40 and kept in the Stewards Hall at Uppark, West Sussex. The rooms, clockwise from bottom left are: the kitchen, the drawing room, the dining room and the staircase hall. | © National Trust Images/Nadia Mackenzie

The 18th-century dolls' house

Made circa 1730 and brought to Uppark by Sarah Lethieullier after her marriage to Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, it is one of the most important 18th-century dolls' houses in the country.