Tall and Stylish English Painted and Parcel-Gilt Tole and Wire Birdcage, first quarter 20th century, in the Regency style, the roof modeled as graduated stacked bell forms surmounted by pineapple fini

marchioness dufferin maureen guinness evelyn waugh marquess crescent constance london 20th century 1909-1945 hans 1907-1998 magnificent residence fairly parcel-gilt fabulous girls irish ernest young gentlemen death sheridan hamilton-temple-blackwood purchased things noel nicknamed villa reputation eccentricity bitch room died dowagers cruel painted tole quarter entablature daughters brewer 1876-1949 carefree british satirized wallop quarreled basil spent homes townhouse sardinia called slatternly housemaid lure equally instincts suffered action maureen's grew heels birdcages 1957 bright women regency small provenance churchill husband fortune included fun-loving guests famous dress increasingly miami particularly extravagant time beloved continually english wire birdcage style roof modeled graduated stacked bell forms surmounted pineapple finials arthur great beauty blonde striking pale blue eyes epitome aristocrat wars recorded mannerless tendency publicly gave black too-familiar oswald moseley likewise insufficiently mournful randolph 1930 married restore seat marquessate clandeboye house kent casa maureena costa smerelda waggishly costalotta well-known practical jokes pranks enjoyed gala events disguising coarsely attempting snobbery lived annual dinners queen mother held heartlessness fired butler pilfering crabapples utter lack maternal ricketts charge neglectful taste attended coronation george diamante shamrock-embroidered outrageous enamored sequined turquoise cat-eye glasses enid collins handbags 1970s plastic shoes goldfish behavior alienated children daughter novelist lady caroline blackwood 1931-1993 friends including lifelong confidant cecil beaton banished referring dinner party biggest pagoda-topped felix harbord flower 1998 long remarkable life quite literally serve model history alas kind 2001 article telegraph concluded vain vulgar heartless snobbish regarded loathsome stylish acknowledged coward county fond sadistic fashion dictatorial improving pair barbara judgement tall flutes universally knew downe high-spirited inordinately lavatory nanny always-daring airport autocratic re-furnishing previous cartland immediate 14-1/2