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Total number of records: 327

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items172
Archives154
Art items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Art and Antique Market327
LGBTQ218
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History77

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art21
art, modern10
art, british8
painting, british7
art britannique6
art, english6
decoration and ornament6
peinture britannique6
decorative arts5
furniture5

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England25
Great Britain18
France6
Europe3
Scotland3
Oxford (England)2
United States2
Alberta1
Babylon (Extinct City)1
Bordeaux (Gironde)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Tate Gallery11
Victoria and Albert Museum10
Arts Council of Great Britain8
Chris Beetles Limited8
Jodie Edwards8
Ashmolean Museum5
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum4
Claire Floyd (Exhibitions Officer)4
Fine Art Society4
H. Blairman & Sons4

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 160011
From 17009
From 180034
From 1900247
From 200025

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 17991
Up to 189922
Up to 1999197
Up to latest106

Archive File

Collectors and Collections

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings of articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing various international collectors and collections.

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Archive File

Collections - Furniture

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings of articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing various international furniture collectors and collections.

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Archive File

Wallace Collection

c.1980- c.2017

Correspondence between John Bedford and the Wallace Collection and the V&A regarding the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History.

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Archive Item

Precious Gem Collection

c1950

Precious gems, small collection by Pierres Fines Brutes. A collection of 24 examples of precious gems including topaz, ruby, emerald and tourmaline. Inscribed J.Bedford on front cover.

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Archive Collection

Phillips of Hitchin Collection

Phillips of Hitchin; Phillips, Jerome (1939-); Phillips, Amyas (1891-1962); Phillips, Hugh (1886-1972); Phillips, Frederick William (1856-1910)

1707-2015

The Phillips of Hitchin archive contains stock books, sales ledgers and invoices relating to the acquisition and sale of antiques and artworks. These include prices and values of antiques and artworks...

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Stair and Company Collection

Stair and Company (1911-2004)

1940-1977

Stair and Company were English Furniture dealers. The collection comprises the contents of three albums of magazine and press cuttings and advertisements for the company. These were probably compile...

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Albert Dawson Collection

Rose, Peter Dawson (1927-2020); Gallichan, Albert (1930-2001)

1950-2020

The Albert Dawson Collection was an influential collection of fine and decorative arts primarily dating from the 19th century. It was formed by Peter Rose (1927-2020) and Albert Gallichan (1930-2001) ...

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Archive Sub-collection

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...

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