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Total number of records: 624

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives406
Books and printed items218

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History504
Art and Antique Market406

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
furniture82
meubles62
art40
advertisements30
art objects30
objets d'art27
metal-work25
travail des metaux23
furniture design18
decoration and ornament16

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PlaceCount
England73
Great Britain12
France10
Austria2
London (England)2
Europe1
New York (State)1
New Zealand1
United States1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)218
Furniture History Society (London, England)60
Perry, Thomas Aloysius (1820-1907)30
Worrall, A30
Antique Metalware Society23
Patterson, Angus23
Victoria and Albert Museum. Belinda Gentle Metalware Gallery23
Guilmard, DéSiré (1810-1889)9
Furstenberg Princely Court Household [Library], Donaueschingen, Germany8
Godel, Vilhelm (1864-1941)8

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From 16004
From 170031
From 1800114
From 1900426
From 200019

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Up to 16992
Up to 179917
Up to 189978
Up to 1999119
Up to latest378

Archive Print Item

Visions of India, Tuesday, 10 June 1997... at 8 King Street, St. James's, SW1

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Christie, Manson & Woods

[1997]

Lots 1-83 are works by Thomas and William Daniell. Includes index. Place of sale: London.

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Hooton Pagnell Hall : 300 years of collecting : Tuesday 1 December 2015 at 10 am, Knightsbridge, London

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Bonhams (Firm : 2001)

[2015]

559W lots; each lot with price estimate. Includes artist index. "Outer hall"--Page 12; "Grand hall and stairs"--Page 20; "Sir Patience Warde (1629-1696)" -- P. 42; "Drawing room" -- P. 64; "Dining...

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Archive File

Archive File

Houses - Finland

c.1900 - c.2010

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Archive Sub-series

House Files UK [Country Houses and Estates]

c.1950-c.2010

A-Z files of named Country Houses, estates and historic buildings in England, Scotland and Wales relating to their furnishing and decoration. Also includes building of various organisations and societ...

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Archive File

Barometers - other

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing other styles of barometers (not angle). Most cuttings from auction catalogues have been annotated with handwritten notes rec...

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Numbered houses

c.1950 - c.2010

Original file title "No. Houses".

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J. Hastelow billhead

J. Hastelow

13 Jul 1825-04 Mar 1830

Simple billhead of J. Hastelow for an order of various items for the late Sir Phillip Musgrave. Order details written on reverse.

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Archive Series

House Files [Country Houses and Estates]

c.1900-c.2010

Files on Country Houses, estates and historic buildings across the world as collected by John Bedford. Arranged into the following series: English Houses; Overseas Houses (including Ireland and Ch...

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Pictorial Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Furniture Designs

c.1950-c.2017

Research notes including sections on Art Furniture and Classical taste with photocopies from the Pictorial Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Furniture Designs.

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Archive File