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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.
Pictures - Picture Frames
c.1950 - c.2017
Cuttings and articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing picture frames (mainly giltwood).
Chair & coach frame manufacturer : (to the trade)
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); J. Cinnamon
[1920]
Trade catalogue. Catalogued from cover.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
William Rusby billhead
William Rusby
1890s
Simple billhead of William Rusby for an order of various frames.