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Total number of records: 246

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives190
Books and printed items46
Art items10

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History204
Art and Antique Market200

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
furniture18
furniture design11
architecture9
decoration and ornament7
mirrors6
interior decoration5
gilding4
picture frames and framing4
dorure3
kitchen utensils3

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England11
Great Britain5
France1
Ireland1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)46
Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779)8
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-17795
Brady Bookbinders4
Gillow & Co4
Gillow & Co.4
Stuart, Susan E (1943-)4
G. Jacqmain3
H. Joseph3
Johnson, Thos (1714?-1778)3

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From 16004
From 170032
From 1800166
From 190033
From 200010

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Up to 16991
Up to 179922
Up to 1899170
Up to 199933
Up to latest19

Archive Print Item

The art of the picture frame : artists, patrons and the framing of portraits in Britain

Simon, Jacob; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

1996

'Published for the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 8 November 1996 to 9 February 1997' -t.p. verso.

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Pictures - Picture Frames

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings and articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing picture frames (mainly giltwood).

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Chair & coach frame manufacturer : (to the trade)

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); J. Cinnamon

[1920]

Trade catalogue. Catalogued from cover.

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Boxed book of trade labels for Carvers, Gilders and Picture Frame Makers

c.1680-c.1920

1 boxed book entitled "Collection of Trade Labels" with pasted in labels for Carvers and Gilders and Picture Frame Makers with some other miscellaneous makers. Box is labelled "Collection of Trade Lab...

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English looking-glasses : a study of the glass, frames, and makers (1670-1820)

Wills, Geoffrey; Hayward, J F (1916-1983); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1965

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index.

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Fine picture frames from various sources, Thursday 11 July 1991... Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd

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

[1991]

Place of sale: London.

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A collection of ornamental designs : applicable to furniture, frames & the decoration of rooms, in the style of Louis 14th : on 24 plates

Lock, Matthias (1710-1765); Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779); Vivares, François and others (1709-1780); Walker, Anthony (1726-1765); Taylor, M[artin]?; June, John (fl. 1740-1770); Glazier, P; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Lees-Milne, James (1908-1997); Sainsbury, Montague Ely (1905-1998?)

[1838?]

Several plates signed by Lock; attribution from Winterthur catalog, v. 8, p. 228. Spine title: Chippendale's ornaments & designs &c.

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The carpenter and joiner's assistant : being a comprehensive treatise on the selection, preparation, and strength of materials, and the mechanical principles of framing, with their application in carpentry, joinery, and hand-railing

Newlands, James (1813-1871); White, John (Architect); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1880?]

Includes a complete treatise on lines, and an illustrated glossary of terms used in architecture and building. "Proyected by Mr. John White, author of Rural architecture, who prepared the greater nu...

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Charles Letts & Co. promotional material

19th century

Advertising an overmantel or shelf frame.

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Miroiterie Maison Lamy Rouen

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[no date]

A nineteenth-century French catalogue of designs for mirrors and frames, designs starting at number 200-267 and with 13 designs for decorative frames on two pages.

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W. Busson & Son promotional material

1923

Photograph of various engraved photo frames.

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William Rusby billhead

William Rusby

1890s

Simple billhead of William Rusby for an order of various frames.

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