Chihuly at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

September 8 to October 27, 2006

Dale Chihuly, Sunset Boat, 2006, 23 x 9.5 feet, Chatsworth, England


'Beyond Limits' at Chatsworth

There was much fanfare surrounding the 6 week long exhibition “Beyond Limits” on display at Chatsworth’s 105 acre garden in Derbyshire, England from September 8 to October 27, 2006.

Home to the family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for more than 450 years, Chatsworth is set in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park amidst magical gardens and a breathtaking Capability Brown landscape.

The exhibition, sponsored by Sotheby's, included works by some of the most renowned monumental Modern and Contemporary sculpture artists in the world, including Dale Chihuly.

Sotheby’s sponsored the exhibition in the magnificent grounds of Chatsworth - one of Europe’s grandest and best loved treasure houses.

Home to the family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for more than 450 years, Chatsworth is set in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park amidst magical gardens and a breathtaking Capability Brown landscape.

Known as ‘the Palace of the Peak’, the tangible sense of history that pervades Chatsworth and its surrounding area presented a truly magnificent backdrop for this unique exhibition of the finest sculpture from the 20th and 21st centuries.