Richards, S., antique dealer of Nottingham, illustrated catalogues, 1890-1915
£700
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 September 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
Antiques, curiosities and objects of art, on sale by J. Richards, 77 Hounds Street, Nottingham, 1890-1915. Oblong 4to, numerous illustrations, a series of catalogues bound together, numbered p.1-377, brown buckram, some wrappers bound in, a few repairs, joints slightly split
Footnote
Note: S. Richards traded in Nottingham in the period c.1880-1920 and his catalogues, published monthly, offer a fascinating insight into the taste, classifications, descriptions, and prices for antiques in the period. Richards seems to have produced these hand-drawn catalogues from the 1880s up until the end of the First World War, posting them out to collectors. He sold a very wide range of antiques and ‘curios’ and the pages illustrate what remain as standard ‘antique’ collectable objects.