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Total number of records: 141

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection4
Herbert Read Collection4
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History4
Leeds Russian Archive1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art52
furniture48
meubles37
decorative arts26
arts decoratifs24
art auctions22
art objects18
objets d'art18
livres13
antiquites (objets anciens)12

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England53
Europe15
Great Britain4
Ludlow (England)4
Stokesay (England)4
Asia3
Empire Ottoman3
France3
Turkey3
Bath (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sotheby'S (Firm)141
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)133
John, Elton5
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)4
Atabey, Sefik E3
Amberley Castle (Amberley, West Sussex, England)2
Faberge (Firm)2
Leverhulme, Philip William Bryce Lever Viscount (1915-2000)2
Leverhulme, Philip William Bryce Lever, Viscount, 1915-20002
Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever Viscount (1851-1925)2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 15001
From 190075
From 200065

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 15991
Up to 199973
Up to latest67

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Divers desseins

Androuet Du Cerceau, Jacques (1511-1586); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Parker, Richard Timothy George Mansfield 9th Earl of Macclesfield (1943-); Parker, Thomas 1st Earl of Macclefield (1666-1732); Parker, George 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (1697-1764); Parker, Thomas 3rd Earl of Macclefield (1723-1795); Sotheby's (Firm); Robin Halwas

c.1545-1565

66 plates hand numbered 1 to 67, folio 44 numbered on recto 44 and 45 on verso, comprising 73 etched designs for furniture and furnishings. French title taken from spine. Collation: forty-four print...

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The Harriman Judd collection: British art pottery

Sotheby's (Firm)

[2001]

Sale code: Barlow - 7594. Date of sale: January 22, 2001. Place of sale: New York. Majolica -- Doulton Lambeth stoneware -- George Tinworth -- Hannah Barlow -- Frances Butler -- Mark Marshall -- Wi...

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Sotheby's great sales, 1987-88

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

1988

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Sotheby's 217th season : October 1960-July 1961

Sotheby & Co. (London, England)

[1961]

Illustrated endpapers.

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Sotheby's caring for antiques : a guide to handling, cleaning, display, and restoration

Simpson, Mette Tang; Huntley, Michael; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

1992

Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index.

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Childhood : a loan exhibition of works of art

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Save the Children Fund (Great Britain); Sotheby's (Firm)

1988

"All the exhibits have been generously lent by supporters of The Save the Children Fund." Advertisements at end of volume.

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The contents of Sissinghurst Court, Sissinghurst, nr. Cranbook, Kent

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

[1985]

Sale held 16th July 1985. Place of sale: Sissinghurst.

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Selected pieces from the Cold Overton Hall collection of oak and early furniture

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

[1986]

Sale held 10th Oct. 1986. Place of sale: London.

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The Patiño collection : important French furniture and decorations, German and Chinese export porcelain, European tapestries and carpets

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sotheby's (Firm)

[1986]

Catalogue of an auction held Nov. 1, 1986. Place of sale: New York.

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