German artist Uli Nimptsch created his over-life-size Parliamentary sculpture of David Lloyd George inside this Chelsea property and its Victorian-era artist’s studio.

The three-bedroom Italianate-style property was built in 1846 on Fulham Road and features a vast barrel-vaulted atelier at the rear, connected to the main residence by a walled courtyard. It was here that Nimptsch created his maquettes and studies beneath the studio’s intricate strapwork plaster ceiling, heated by a rugged stone fireplace still in situ today. But he’s not the only notable resident to have called the London property home: Mary Pickford, one of Britain’s first female MPs, also lived here around the time of the 1931 General Election.

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While the studio is captivating, the main house is equally full of character. Living spaces span four levels, and of particular note is the open-plan, 32-ft-deep double-height kitchen and dining room, illuminated by a colossal arched Crittall-style window that floods the interior with natural light. Cabinetry is by Plain English, including the large island with a reclaimed mahogany worktop, originally from a laboratory, and Calacatta Viola marble surfaces.

Inigo is listing the 2,800 sq ft London property for £4.25m.

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