FROM ISTANBUL TO CANNES COE (Robert Douglas, 1902-1985, American Career Diplomat)

Guest book following the career of this diplomat, on the front are the names of the places he had been posted to with the dates in gilt, with the title "Guest Book of Robert Coe", the signatures include celebrities and Royals from all fields and include Sir Hugh CASSON (1910-1999, Architect, President of the Royal Academy), Sir Sacheverell SITWELL (1897-1980, Poet and Writer on the Arts, from 1969 6th Baronet), Evelyn WAUGH (1903-1966, Author), his frequent visitor Daphne FIELDING (1904-1997, Author), UMBERTO II (1904-1983, last King of Italy), Oliver MESSEL (1904-1978, Artist and Stage Designer) and Wallis DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (Wallis Simpson, 1896-1986, Wife of Edward VIII), red morocco bound 4to., 1931 to

He was posted to Brazil, Turkey, India, Great Britain, and the Netherlands, before serving as U.S. ambassador to Denmark from 1953 to 1957. As a board member of the Planting Fields Foundation and Chairman of the Board between 1971 and 1985, he helped spark interest in the early restoration work at Coe Hall, particularly the Breakfast Room ("Buffalo Room") murals and the conservation of paintings and stained glass.

Item Date:  1959

Stock No:  39360      £1500

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