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Pauline Agius Archive
Agius, Pauline
c.1950-c.2017
Archive of Pauline Agius, furniture historian and author of 'British Furniture, 1880-1915'. This discrete archive of papers compiled by Pauline Agius includes typescript and manuscript notes and res...
Archive Collections of Estate Papers
c.1775-c.2017
Collections of original papers collected by John Bedford relating to the furnishing and decoration of estates and houses including Bryncemlyn, Hawk's Wick, 8 Upper Gower Street and 20 Cavendish Square...
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.
Architects, Designers and other (A-Z)
c.1900-c.2017
Reference files collated by John Bedford arranged by surname of architect, designer etc (A-Z).
Photographs
c.1980-c.2017
3 boxes of photographs (colour, black and white, various sizes) negatives and transparencies. Mainly featuring colour photographs of furniture;, artwork, architectural/design features. Also includes...
Clocks
c.1900-c.2017
4 reference files of cutting relating to clocks: 1)ICarriage 2) Continental 3) English
Furniture & Misc [styles/period and material]
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings as collected and arranged by John Bedford mainly relating to styles/period and material of furniture (e.g. rustic;bamboo and rattan; Dutch colonial, etc).
Metal work [businesses]
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings (mainly from auction catalogues) referencing work or items made by various metalwork producers/associated businesses. File titles taken from original folders.
Lighting
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings as collected and arranged by John Bedford relating to lighting. Sub-divided into types of lighting and A-Z series of chandelier and lighting makers.