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The Standard · Every Subject

The Provenance.

What it means

The piece is not the product. The provenance is the product.

Every Subject that passes through The Keep leaves with a documented history — where it came from, what condition it arrived in, what was corrected, and who holds it now. That record travels with the piece at every sale. It does not reset. It compounds.

Most furniture is bought and forgotten. A Lords of Lorne Subject is different. The next Custodian receives not just the piece but everything that happened before them. The chain of custody is the heirloom.

What every Subject carries
Dalriada Tartan Pocket
Hand-sewn by Marcus. Sourced from Dunollie House — the MacDougall clan seat in Oban, Scotland. The Dalriada tartan was discovered there in 2010, woven circa 1730. It predates the clan tartan tradition. Its colours are typical of West Coast tartans of that era. It has no strict clan affiliation — it belongs to the region. The original plaid had been recycled into curtains around 1800, which preserved the outer colours beneath the fold for nearly two centuries. The full history →
Brass MacDougall Crest Plate
Lion and ship of the House of Somerled. Laser-engraved at The Keep. Affixed to the exterior. Permanent identification.
Collector Card
Engraved brass. Serial number, Subject name, Reclamation narrative, current Custodian. Updated at every transfer. The card is the deed.
Tartan Drawer Lining
Dalriada tartan applied to interior drawer surfaces. The piece knows who it belongs to.

The Serial Number

MMXXVI—WAU·WI—LOL:015.

Every Subject receives a serial number at reclamation. Roman numeral year, city and state of origin, sequential LOL number. The sequence never resets. The serial is engraved on the collector card, stamped on the crest plate, and registered in the chain of custody for the rest of the piece's life.

Chain of Custody

The collector card is a deed, not a receipt. When a Subject changes hands, the card is updated — new Custodian engraved, transfer date recorded, previous history preserved.

A piece that passes through three Custodians over thirty years carries thirty years of documented biography. The provenance does not belong to Lords of Lorne. It belongs to the piece.

Subject tiers

Trophy
Statement pieces.

Eames, Herman Miller, Knoll, Saarinen, Noguchi. The pieces that anchor a room and define a collection.

Connoisseur
High margin, deep story.

Broyhill Brasilia, Kent Coffey, Lane Acclaim, Heywood-Wakefield, Paul McCobb. Makers who understood what they were doing and proved it.

House of Somerled
Named for the lineage.

Adrian Pearsall, Vladimir Kagan, Edward Wormley, Kipp Stewart, Milo Baughman, George Nelson, Harvey Probber. The practitioner's pantheon — designers who solved problems beautifully and left the evidence.

Pristinely curated sets from this tier qualify for the House of Somerled: Edition — an elevated provenance designation with a dedicated HoS:E collector card and three years of The Lorne Attendance bundled.

The Lorne Attendance

The House comes to you.

Once a year, Marcus visits each collection in person. Environmental assessment, Danish oil re-oiling, hardware calibration, chain of custody update. Priced as a line item on the initial purchase — not an upsell. Typical cost: $1,000.

Serves Ketchum, Sun Valley, Jackson, Big Sky, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Why mountain air makes this essential →

What the Attendance covers
  • Environmental assessment — humidity, light, heat proximity
  • Danish oil re-oiling — by hand, grain direction observed
  • Hardware calibration — drawers, hinges, slides adjusted
  • Chain of custody ledger update
  • Maintenance card stamped — Royal Inspection recorded
$500–$1,500 annually · ~$1,000 typical

Frequently asked questions

What is the Dalriada tartan pocket?
A hand-sewn fabric pocket affixed to the interior of every Subject. Sewn by Marcus personally. It holds the engraved brass collector card and marks the piece as Lords of Lorne custody.
Where does the tartan come from?
Dunollie House, Oban, Scotland — the ancestral seat of Clan MacDougall, direct descendants of Somerled, Norse-Gaelic Sea King of Dalriada. It is not decorative. It is documentary.
What is the collector card?
An engraved brass card that functions as a deed of custody. It records the serial number, Subject name, reclamation narrative, and current Custodian. Updated at every ownership transfer. It does not reset between sales — it compounds.
What is a chain of custody in furniture provenance?
A documented record of every owner a piece has passed through — where it was found, what condition it arrived in, what was restored, and who has held it since. Lords of Lorne maintains this on engraved brass that travels with the piece permanently.
What does the brass MacDougall crest plate signify?
The lion and ship of the House of Somerled, laser-engraved at The Keep. Affixed to the exterior of every Subject. It means the piece has been authenticated, documented, and restored to standard.
What is The Lorne Attendance?
An annual in-home maintenance visit. Marcus comes to the collection — environmental assessment, Danish oil re-oiling, hardware calibration, ledger update. Priced as a line item on the initial purchase, not an optional add-on. $500–$1,500 annually, ~$1,000 typical.
Where does The Lorne Attendance operate?
Standard service areas: Ketchum, Sun Valley, Jackson, Big Sky, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Attendance elsewhere is available when travel costs are covered.

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