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A pair of Art Deco copperlight glazed mahogany doors,
the single long copperlight glazed panels over short recessed panels, 'PRIVATE' in gold lettering to the front of each leaf, the reverse painted in cream, pine timber cut into the bottom corners where pin-hinge shoes would have been fitted, later cut for butt hinges,
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Victoria House was designed and built by William Henry Long from 1928-35 – a huge 8 storey Portland stone block that occupies the entire Eastern side of Bloomsbury Square – its opposite frontage on Southampton Row. It was originally built for the Liverpool and Victoria Insurance company. The sculpture in the triangular pediment was by Herbert Palliser, much of the decorative bronze architectural fittings and principle doorways were by The Bromsgrove Guild.
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Swedish Birds (Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade)
Swedish Birds (Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade)
Magnus von Wright started out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist a the university's zoological museum. Von Wright; though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. The first edition of Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade, appeared between 1828 and 1837 and in 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds. These chromolithographs are from the second edition Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade, published c1920 and printed by A. Bortzells, Stockholm. 'Dryobates Minor'.