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Total number of records: 18

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Books and printed items15
Archives3

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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History4
Art and Antique Market3

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furniture3
art objects2
mural painting and decoration2
antiques1
art1
art museums1
country homes1
design1
design (discipline)1
dessin1

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England5
Great Britain3
England and Wales1
France1
London (England)1
Wales1

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)15
Croft-Murray, Edward2
A. H. Robbins1
Barfoot, Peter (1799-)1
Bennion, Elisabeth1
Billing and Sons1
Boubers, Denis De (1723-1808)1
Bowett, Adam (Furniture Historian)1
Bristol, Frederick Augustus Hervey, Earl of1
Bristol, Frederick Hervey, Earl of, 1730-18031

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Helsdon, J. J.

c. 1960 - 2015

Cuttings from various auction catalogues and notes on J. J. Helsdon furniture with an article about a Helsdon label.

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The English country house : from the archives of Country life

Miers, Mary; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2009

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-480) and index. Sixty-two stunning houses in a range of architectural styles spanning seven centuries are brought to life through glorious imagery from...

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The mitred earl; an eighteenth century eccentric

Fothergill, Brian; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1974]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Artistic hearth suites : dog grates, interiors, floor lamps, fire screens, coal scoops, etc, February 1907

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Willets-Adshead Ltd.; A. H. Robbins

1907

Trade catalogue. Catalogued from cover.

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The great exhibitions sale : two centuries of international art and design from the World's Fairs

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

2006

Includes index of manufacturers, designer, and sitters and chronology of World's Fairs 1851-1975. Lot nos. 500-672. London 1851: Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations -- New Yor...

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Art Treasures Exhibition 1932

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Christie, Manson & Woods; British Antique Dealers' Association

[1932]

Catalogue of an exhibition held at Christies, Manson & Woods, London, under the auspices of the British Antique Dealers' Association, October 12 - November 5, 1932.

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Old English furniture : its true value and function : being two lectures delivered at Messrs. Waring & Gillow's on June 11th and 14th, 1928

Tipping, H Avray (1855-1933); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Billing and Sons; Waring & Gillow (London, England)

1928

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The Wenham Company, Limited billhead [reproduction]

The Wenham Company, Limited

1892

Computer printout photograph of simple billhead of The Wenham Company, Limited for an order of one reflector and two glasses for Messrs Sparks & Son.

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Joseph Jeffery billhead

Joseph Jeffery

13 Jun 1901

Simple billhead of Joseph Jeffery for an order of various furnishings for Mr B. Cousin.

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Antique medical instruments

Bennion, Elisabeth; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1980

Originally published: 1979.

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Decorative painting in England, 1537-1837 (v.1)

Croft-Murray, Edward; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1962-1970

Includes bibliographical references (v.1, pages 277-291; v.2, pages 327-345 ), and indexes.

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Decorative painting in England, 1537-1837 (v.2)

Croft-Murray, Edward; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1962-1970

Includes bibliographical references (v.1, pages 277-291; v.2, pages 327-345 ), and indexes.

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