The auction will include the sale of important furniture, Old Master paintings, a historic library, antique jewellery, silver and works of art and even a vintage motor car and motorcycle from Glyn Cywarch, owned by Jasset Ormsby Gore, the 7th Baron Harlech.
The sale is being held to raise funds for the restoration of Glyn Cywarch (known as Glyn), which Lord Harlech inherited on the death of his father, Francis Ormsby-Gore, in February 2016.
Speaking about the upcoming auction, the new Lord Harlech, 29, said: “The sale provides us with an exciting opportunity to realise important funds to help restore this historic house back to its magnificent best.
“Just as my family collected fine art and antiques over the generations, it now feels the right time to find a new generation of collectors to enjoy them, as we undertake the important job of looking after Glyn. It’s a big undertaking, but we’ll get it done.”
Glyn Cywarch is a Grade II listed estate in Talsarnau with beginnings as early as the 15th century, when it belonged to the Wynn family.
The house passed by marriage to the Owen family and came, again by marriage into the possession of the Ormsby, and later Ormsby-Gore family in the 19th century, when it was restored and developed.
Among the leading items in the sale are a set of seven George III giltwood framed open armchairs worth between £50,000-£80,000 and a historic library including personally inscribed manuscripts by Jackie Kennedy attesting to the family’s close friendship with President John F Kennedy.
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