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Total number of records: 9462

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives4752
Books and printed items4688
Art items19
Objects3

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History5273
Art and Antique Market4770

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
furniture992
decoration and ornament333
meubles310
art309
interior decoration238
decorative arts196
architecture179
furniture design175
art objects148
historic buildings144

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England1087
Great Britain616
London (England)108
France99
Ireland75
Europe68
United States35
Scotland33
Wales30
Germany24

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)4684
Christie, Manson & Woods168
Sotheby'S (Firm)132
Furniture History Society (London, England)109
Victoria and Albert Museum74
Bernard Quaritch (Firm)69
Hugh Pagan Limited65
Regional Furniture Society57
Christie'S South Kensington, Ltd.49
Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834)47

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 1700361
From 18002948
From 19005409
From 2000744

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 1799254
Up to 18992378
Up to 19994175
Up to latest2655

Archive Sub-collection

General Archive Files

c.1900-c.2010

Reference files collated by John Bedford on various subjects and makers relating to furniture, including design, trade, architecture and history of the buildings in the UK and abroad. Files mainly c...

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Edward T. Joy Archive

Joy, Edward Thomas

c.1950-c.2017

Papers of Edward T. Joy, furniture historian and author.

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Personal and Family Papers of John Bedford including William Bedford Antiques PLC

c.1900 - c.2010

Papers, photographs and personal items relating to John Bedford his business William Bedford PLC and his earlier motor racing activies. Includes: 1) Personal Diaries 2) William Bedford PLC. 3) Pr...

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Library Reference Papers

c.1950-c.2017

Papers relating to the administration of the collection including correspondence and accounts as well as indexes on the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History books, periodicals, archive items...

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Cabinet Makers Archive

c.1900-c.2017

A-Z files of cabinet makers, upholsterers or related trader/craftspersons, as collated by John Bedford.

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Auction Catalogues of Household Contents, Collections, etc.

1815-1994

Auction catalogues, accounts of sales and a poster for auctions of houses and their contents including Morecombe Paddox, Little Holland House and The Piazza Hotel.

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Pauline Agius Archive

Agius, Pauline

c.1950-c.2017

Archive of Pauline Agius, furniture historian and author of 'British Furniture, 1880-1915'. This discrete archive of papers compiled by Pauline Agius includes typescript and manuscript notes and res...

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Archive Collections of Estate Papers

c.1775-c.2017

Collections of original papers collected by John Bedford relating to the furnishing and decoration of estates and houses including Bryncemlyn, Hawk's Wick, 8 Upper Gower Street and 20 Cavendish Square...

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Archive Series

Overseas Furniture

c.1900-c.2017

Files per country featuring overseas furniture.

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English Furniture [by type]

c.1900-c.2017

Files A-Z by type of furniture.

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Romer Archive

1869-1899

A collection of papers, letters, death duty forms and wills of Lieut-colonel Robert William Romer of the 20th Hussars, Merioneth.

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Architects, Designers and other (A-Z)

c.1900-c.2017

Reference files collated by John Bedford arranged by surname of architect, designer etc (A-Z).

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