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Total number of records: 1380

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Archives1316
Books and printed items62
Art items2

Count of Collection group

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Art and Antique Market1380
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1256
LGBTQ67

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SubjectCount
art5
art, british4
art, english3
art, modern3
decoration and ornament3
illustration of books3
painting, english3
peinture anglaise3
aquarelle anglaise2
art britannique2

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England9
Great Britain7
Oxford (England)2
Scotland2
Downs, the (Angleterre : Collines)1
Downs, the (England : Hills)1
Europe1
ÉCosse1
Germany1
Grande-Bretagne1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Arts Council of Great Britain7
Jodie Edwards7
Chris Beetles Limited5
Ashmolean Museum4
Tate Gallery4
Whitworth Art Gallery4
Victoria and Albert Museum3
Barbican Art Gallery2
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery2
City Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham, England)2

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From 16003
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From 1800274
From 19001072
From 200023

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Up to 17993
Up to 189914
Up to 1999135
Up to latest1228

Archive File

Catalogues

1954-1995

This file includes R. A. Lee (Fine Arts) Ltd catalogues and pages torn from it. There are also catalogues from other organisations, brochures and copy of 'The Illustrated London News'.

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Phillips' catalogues

1930-2014

This series contains Phillips' sales catalogues. Some are for the business in general and some are themed by particular types of furniture.

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Catalogue Subscriptions

1988-1992

Correspondence, receipts and a subscription brochure detailing subscriptions to sales catalogues from Sotheby's and Christie's.

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Auction catalogues

1986-1996

Includes auction catalogues for Sothebys and Christies, a file containing details of premises visited and a list of sales and dates. Also encompasses a notebook which Warner entitled 'Auction sale ca...

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The Elms auction catalogue

1895

Auction catalogue listing the contents at The Elms, Macclesfield for sale by auction on 25th, 26th and 27th September 1895. Includes Order of Sale, Conditions of Sale and Catalogue of household conte...

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Okeburn auction catalogue

1912

Catalogue for the sale by auction of the furniture and effects of Okeburn, 38 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth and separate sale by auction of Okeburn house. Catalogue includes conditions of sale and ca...

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Pages from a Phillips' catalogue

1930s

Loose pages from a catalogue showing stock displayed in rooms in the Manor House.

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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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Moreton Paddox auction catalogue

1959

Catalogue for the sale by auction of the appointments of Moreton Paddox house and gardens prior to demolition by Messrs Cattell & Young on 17th April 1959. Contains conditions of sale and catalogue wi...

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Great Chalfield auction catalogue

1954

Catalogue of the sale by auction of furniture from Great Chalfield, Wollstonecraft Road, Bournemouth on 12th, 13th and 14th May 1954. Includes conditions of sale and catalogue with manuscript notes of...

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Bamford Hall auction catalogue

1922

Catalogue for the sale by auction of the furniture of Bamford House near Rochdale (Heywood Station) on 4th October 1922 by Capes, Dunn & Co Auctioneers. Includes conditions of sale and catalogue. Seve...

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The Garrick Sales Catalogues and other C18th and C19th Catalogues

c.1794 - c.1859

12 printed catalogues relating to auction sales of household furniture. Many relating to sales of furniture belonging to the Garrick Family.

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