Walter de Curzon Poultney (November 4, 1845 – September 4, 1929)[1] was one of Baltimore, Maryland's most colorful and flamboyant high-society members.

[4] Poultney was also a close friend of Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck, otherwise known as Lady Strathmore, the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

Walter even sent Lady Strathmore's granddaughter (the future Queen Mother) a silver bowl as a wedding gift and received in return a "gracious and girlish letter" on the night before her marriage to the Duke of York.

China from Dresden, Italian gilded chairs, mahogany cabinets built in Holland, French sofas, and early American paintings are just a handful of the priceless treasure he collected.

[5] Following his death, Poultney’s large and unusual collection of art and rare antiquities went up for auction November 19, 1929.