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Sotheby’s to sell Sir Henry "Chips" Channon’s spectacular mirrored dining table

LONDON.- Tuesday 23rd August 2011, Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,000-£7,000*) and doors (£3,000-£5,000) will be offered as part of the Fine Furniture Sale on September 20th 2011. Channon, the self-proclaimed “Lord of Hosts” and his heiress wife, Honor Guinness, were renowned for the flamboyance of their entertaining and the glamour of their guest-lists. Sotheby’s UK Chairman, James Stourton has written about the sale: “The house and dining room at 5 Belgrave Square have an important place in the history of 1930s taste. The dining room was the centrepiece of “Chips” Channon’s makeover of the house, which he and his wife acquired as a stage for their entertai