The John Hobbs Collection Part I

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John Hobbs was born in 1946. His father Sid was the proprietor of Odds and Hobbs, a King’s Road junk shop, where being something
of a philosopher, he held court to a circle of local admirers. John left school at fourteen and I met him not long after, staying on the Welsh borders
in the house of Lord Harlech, then away in Washington as our ambassador to the United States. He was then a youth of striking beauty, who looked as if he’d strayed from a band of angels in a quatrocento painting. A few years later he was apprenticed to a tallyman (a travelling salesman for
a firm specializing in hire purchase) and learned to knock on doors and, as a sideline, to charm goods out of hungry owners. In 1974 he set up business in the newly-established Furniture Cave, supplying, at a modest mark up, dutch marquetry to the Belgians and italian furniture and painted Edwardian satinwood to the Italians. Here he was joined by his younger brother Carlton, or Carly. It was the moment when Biedermeier, with its light colouring and simply elegant lines was beginning to be appreciated, and they bought boldly and well, made big profits, and met new clients. They moved to the Pimlico Road in 1987, travelling much in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, countries then awash with Russian furniture, which they brought to London and sold to Mallets at Bourdon House, to their neighbours in Pimlico, and to America.
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Circle of Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton (1668-1754) A Pair of Still Lives Oil on Canvas 56 x 81 in. 14...110 - Circle of Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton (1668-1754) A Pair of Still Lives Oil on Canvas 56 x 81 in. 14...
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Italian School Venice, late 17th century The Temple at Jerusalem Oil on Canvas 43 x 551/2 in. 109...111 - Italian School Venice, late 17th century The Temple at Jerusalem Oil on Canvas 43 x 551/2 in. 109...
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Italian School Venice, late 17th century The Temple at Jerusalem Oil on Canvas 43 x 551/2 in. 109.5 x 141 cm - $25,000-35,000 Since its destruction by
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Italian School 19th century A View of St. Peter's Square, Rome Oil on Canvas 28 x 37 in. 94 x 110...112 - Italian School 19th century A View of St. Peter's Square, Rome Oil on Canvas 28 x 37 in. 94 x 110...
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Circle of Candido Vitale (1680-1753) Pair of Still Lives of Fowl and Rabbits with Guinea Pigs 361...113 - Circle of Candido Vitale (1680-1753) Pair of Still Lives of Fowl and Rabbits with Guinea Pigs 361...
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Italian School 17th Century Memento Mori Oil on Canvas 391/2 x 72 in. 100 x 182 cm $6,000-9,000 T...114 - Italian School 17th Century Memento Mori Oil on Canvas 391/2 x 72 in. 100 x 182 cm $6,000-9,000 T...
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Spanish School 17th Century Portrait of a Nun Oil on Canvas 623/4 x 45 in 159 x 114 cm $10,000-15...115 - Spanish School 17th Century Portrait of a Nun Oil on Canvas 623/4 x 45 in 159 x 114 cm $10,000-15...
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Spanish School 17th Century Portrait of a Nun Oil on Canvas 623/4 x 45 in 159 x 114 cm - $10,000-15,000
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Italian School Early 19th century A Pair of Grisaille Portrait Busts of the Roman Emperors Vespas...116 - Italian School Early 19th century A Pair of Grisaille Portrait Busts of the Roman Emperors Vespas...
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Italian School Early 19th century A Pair of Grisaille Portrait Busts of the Roman Emperors Vespasian and Nero Oil on Canvas 401/2 x 351/2 x 41/2 in. 1
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Auguste Schenk (1828-1900) A Ploughman with Two Oxen and a Flock of Doves Oil on canvas 59 x 98 i...117 - Auguste Schenk (1828-1900) A Ploughman with Two Oxen and a Flock of Doves Oil on canvas 59 x 98 i...
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Auguste Schenk (1828-1900) A Ploughman with Two Oxen and a Flock of Doves Oil on canvas 59 x 98 in. 150 x 252 cm - $12,000-18,000 Born in Gluckstadt (
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Michael William Sharp (d. 1840) A Capriccio Interior with Connoisseurs Examining Thomas Hope's An...118 - Michael William Sharp (d. 1840) A Capriccio Interior with Connoisseurs Examining Thomas Hope's An...
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