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Total number of records: 11

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Archives8
Books and printed items3

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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History11
Art and Antique Market8

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architecture1
building1
furniture1
geometry1
meubles1
painting, modern1
peinture1
perspective1
textile fabrics1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
BréDif, Josette1
Edwards' Furnishing Warehouses1
Fallas & Blakey1
Fallas and Blakey1
Grands Magasins De Bon Marche, Paris1
J. Jones1
L. Hunse1
Mourey, Gabriel (1865-1943)1
Nicholson, Peter (1765-1844)1

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Dawes

c. 1960 - 2015

Cuttings from various auction catalogues of S Dawes and Son furniture.

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Le Salon de 1914

Mourey, Gabriel (1865-1943); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Grands Magasins de Bon Marché, Paris

[1914]

"Aux visiteurs du Salon des artistes français. Offert par les Grands Magasins du Bon Marché, Paris."

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L. Hunse postcard
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L. Hunse postcard

L. Hunse; V. Rose

23 Feb 1904

Postcard from Dutch iron dealer L. Hunse to German cutlery manufacturer Friedrich Herder Abraham Sohn, well known for knives. The postcard states that Hunse would like to make another order. The card ...

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Tunbridge Ware

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings and articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing Tunbridge Ware objects (characteristic design associated with Tonbridge/Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK).

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Fallas & Blakey trade card
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Fallas & Blakey trade card

Fallas & Blakey

c.1880

Elaborate 19th century lithographed trade card of Fallas & Blakey. Trader details in a variety of typefaces, with some decorative initials and flourishes. Manuscript ink note on reverse 'strong padloc...

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J. Jones billhead

J. Jones

20 Mar 1831

Simple billhead of J. Jones for an order of two large Italian heaters and one japanned box for Mr Holtzapffel.

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Edwards' Furnishing Warehouses billhead

Edwards' Furnishing Warehouses

11 Feb 1927

Pictorial billhead of Edwards' Furnishing Warehouses for an order of one skeleton box spring, one mahogany bedstead and repairs for Mr Dean.

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Toiles de Jouy : classic printed textiles from France 1760-1843

Brédif, Josette; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1989

Bibliography: p178-180 - Includes index "Based on a translation from the French Toiles de Jouy" - Title pageverso.

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Wilcocks, Wrentmore & Brock trade card
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Wilcocks, Wrentmore & Brock trade card

Wilcocks, Wrentmore & Brock

c.1840

Pictorial 19th century engraved trade card of Wilcocks, Wrentmore & Brock, depicting various items of furniture with ornate carvings, including chair, table, pole screen, cabinet and sofa. Trader deta...

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