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Total number of records: 2891

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Archives2868
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Objects3

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Art and Antique Market2891
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History2891

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Maple & Co. Ltd24
Maple and Co. Ltd24
Oetzmann & Co.17
Oetzmann and Co.17
A. Overfield & Co.13
A. Overfield and Co.13
A. Overfield and Company13
John Christie12
Thomas Tapling & Co. Limited12
Thomas Tapling and Co. Limited12

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Archive Sub-collection

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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Archive Sub-collection

Archival material (loose)

c.1700-c.1949

Original archive material relating to furniture, sales of furniture or furniture makers as collected by John Bedford. 1) inventories and valuations 2) indentures, legal agreements and papers. 3) ...

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Archive Series

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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Archive Series

Inventories and valuations of household furniture and items

c.1719 -1949

Individual (manuscript and typescript) inventories and valuations of household furniture and assets of various individuals and their estates (mainly as part of probate).

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Archive File

Metalwork and Continental Trade Cards

c.1780-c.1920

Containing trade cards and other ephemera relating mainly but not exclusively to metalwork trades and continental cards.

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Archive Series

Personal Diaries

Apr 1962 - Nov 1962

2 diaries (exercise notebooks) recording summary of activities (often relating to studies and racing interests) of John Bedford. Diary 1 for period 14 Apr 1962- 10 Aug 1962

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Archive File

Valetta auction catalogue and poster

1907

Poster and auction catalogue for the sale of the household contents of 'Valetta' on Greenfield Road, by auction on 3 July 1907 at the Public Hall, Colwyn Bay.

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Archive Art Item

Classical Ruins

c.1720 - c.1820

A watercolour painting of classical ruins by the circle of Charles Louis Clerriseau

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Archive File

The Victorian Society

1969-1979

Correspondence between Edward T. Joy and the Victorian Society including the Victorian Society newsletter and AGM papers accompanied by pamphlets on subjects ranging from the Victorian (& Modern Histo...

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Archive Item

Edward T. Joy Passport Photograph

c.1950-c.1980

Passport photograph of Edward T. Joy in a 'Your Passport Folder' paper folder.

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Archive Item

'The very valuable household furniture... and other effects of Sir Thomas Robinson' by James Yorke

1994

Article by James Yorke with appendix reproduction of the catalogue from April 1777 of 'The very valuable household furniture... and other effects of Sir Thomas Robinson, Bart. Dec.' From the Furniture...

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Archive Object Item

Book box

c.1850-c.1900

A box designed to appear as stacked hardback books with a hinged lid and ornately decorated faux spines.

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