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Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is the third oldest publishing house in England, after the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. It was founded in 1698 by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray who believed passionately in the power of the printed word. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many charity schools for poor students in the 7 to 11 age group. It is from these schools that the modern concept of primary and secondary education has grown. Although the SPCK originally dealt with just Christian subjects, from the 1830s onwards it was publishing general educational topics as well. SPCK’s early publications were distributed through a network of supporters who received books and tracts to sell or give away in their own localities. Large quantities of Christian literature were provided for the Navy, and the Society actively encouraged the formation of parish libraries and was also an early provider of teacher training. -
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is the third oldest publishing house in England, after the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. It was founded in 1698 by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray who believed passionately in the power of the printed word. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many charity schools for poor students in the 7 to 11 age group. It is from these schools that the modern concept of primary and secondary education has grown. Although the SPCK originally dealt with just Christian subjects, from the 1830s onwards it was publishing general educational topics as well. SPCK’s early publications were distributed through a network of supporters who received books and tracts to sell or give away in their own localities. Large quantities of Christian literature were provided for the Navy, and the Society actively encouraged the formation of parish libraries and was also an early provider of teacher training. -
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is the third oldest publishing house in England, after the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. It was founded in 1698 by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray who believed passionately in the power of the printed word. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many charity schools for poor students in the 7 to 11 age group. It is from these schools that the modern concept of primary and secondary education has grown. Although the SPCK originally dealt with just Christian subjects, from the 1830s onwards it was publishing general educational topics as well. SPCK’s early publications were distributed through a network of supporters who received books and tracts to sell or give away in their own localities. Large quantities of Christian literature were provided for the Navy, and the Society actively encouraged the formation of parish libraries and was also an early provider of teacher training. -
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is the third oldest publishing house in England, after the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. It was founded in 1698 by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray who believed passionately in the power of the printed word. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many charity schools for poor students in the 7 to 11 age group. It is from these schools that the modern concept of primary and secondary education has grown. Although the SPCK originally dealt with just Christian subjects, from the 1830s onwards it was publishing general educational topics as well. SPCK’s early publications were distributed through a network of supporters who received books and tracts to sell or give away in their own localities. Large quantities of Christian literature were provided for the Navy, and the Society actively encouraged the formation of parish libraries and was also an early provider of teacher training. -
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
Natural History, original hand-coloured wood engravings published c1850
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is the third oldest publishing house in England, after the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. It was founded in 1698 by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray who believed passionately in the power of the printed word. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many charity schools for poor students in the 7 to 11 age group. It is from these schools that the modern concept of primary and secondary education has grown. Although the SPCK originally dealt with just Christian subjects, from the 1830s onwards it was publishing general educational topics as well. SPCK’s early publications were distributed through a network of supporters who received books and tracts to sell or give away in their own localities. Large quantities of Christian literature were provided for the Navy, and the Society actively encouraged the formation of parish libraries and was also an early provider of teacher training. -
Pigs
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Large late-nineteenth century statuary marble chimneypiece,
Large late-nineteenth century statuary marble chimneypiece,
having a deep stepped mantel above decorative frieze centred by plaque with leaf and flower details, flanked by brackets, fielded plaques and corner blocks with patera decoration, each jamb having tapered and fluted sections raised on stepped foot blocks. -
A Connemara marble pedestal
A Connemara marble pedestal
the green marble pedestal, square in section and slightly tapering, on a stepped foot, an old inscription has been largely polished out but is still faintly discernible to one side, -
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a ring,
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a ring,
A prominent feature of this portrait is the hand with a ring on the little finger. In portraiture it was usually the sign of a gentleman to wear a signet ring on the little finger of the right hand; though his one is encrusted with rows of stones and he shows another curious trait by partially hiding his thumb in his waistcoat. -
Pair of Belgian portraits,
Pair of Belgian portraits,
Both portraits were framed in Brussels, the one of the woman is dated 1830 and the Officer is 1823 -
Tumbled oak parquet,
Tumbled oak parquet,
Solid tumbled oak parquet block with tongue and groove. Clean and ready to lay. -
A pair of Victorian Sheffield plate candelabra,