A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OCTAGONAL LIBRARY TABLE

Count William de Belleroche (d. 1969) was a collector, author, printmaker and self-taught painter. His own work was influenced by that of Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., whom he met in 1934.  He formed a collection of his mentor’s work which was later sold at Christie’s on 17 July 1961.  Somewhat of an eccentric, he ran in artistic circles and exhibited his work annually at the Grosvenor Galleries in London; the Fine Art Society staged a retrospective of his work in 1989, while a number his prints and drawings are in the collections at the British Museum.  Count Belleroche lived at Pulborough Manor, West Sussex and 5 Arundel Terrace, London.