Rosie Millard

Sale of the century: the contents of the Sitwells’ mansion are going under the hammer

Rosie Millard has gained a galloping auction habit during lockdown, and November heralds an even more tempting proposition

Interior view of the Sitwells’ Weston Hall, left, and ‘Georgia, Lady Sitwell’ by Cecil Beaton, right. Images: Dreweatts 
issue 11 September 2021
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