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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A NORTH ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD AND BLUE GLASS MIRROR Venice, Circa 1710 The rectangular pl...31 - A NORTH ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD AND BLUE GLASS MIRROR Venice, Circa 1710 The rectangular pl...
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A NORTH ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD AND BLUE GLASS MIRROR Venice, Circa 1710 The rectangular plate within canted blue slips set at the centers and c
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Attributed to MatthiJs Horrix, circa 1767-70 The serpentine Sainte-Anne marble top with molded ed...32 - Attributed to MatthiJs Horrix, circa 1767-70 The serpentine Sainte-Anne marble top with molded ed...
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Attributed to MatthiJs Horrix, circa 1767-70 The serpentine Sainte-Anne marble top with molded edge above two bombé drawers decorated sans trav...
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD MIRRORS circa 1720 Each cartouche-shaped divided plate wi...33 - A PAIR OF ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD MIRRORS circa 1720 Each cartouche-shaped divided plate wi...
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN LATE BAROQUE GILTWOOD MIRRORS circa 1720 Each cartouche-shaped divided plate within a molded scrolled frame surmounted by a foliate
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AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD CONSOLE Circa 1740 The serpentine brêche violette marble top above a c...34 - AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD CONSOLE Circa 1740 The serpentine brêche violette marble top above a c...
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AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD CONSOLE Circa 1740 The serpentine brêche violette marble top above a carved channelled frieze with a pierced foliate...
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO BLUE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ARMCHAIRS Veneto, circa 1740 Ea...35 - A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO BLUE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ARMCHAIRS Veneto, circa 1740 Ea...
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO BLUE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ARMCHAIRS Veneto, circa 1740 Each crestrail centered by an asymmetrical pierced roca
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A North ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR Venice, late 19th centur...36 - A North ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR Venice, late 19th centur...
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A North ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR Venice, late 19th century The arched rectangular plate within a molded surrou
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AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD MIRROR Circa 1740 The rectangular plate in a molded frame carved with...37 - AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD MIRROR Circa 1740 The rectangular plate in a molded frame carved with...
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AN ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD MIRROR Circa 1740 The rectangular plate in a molded frame carved with C-scrolls, foliage and trailing flowers, the pierced
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC WHITE MARBLE BUST OF ARIADNE Early 19th century Depicting the wife of Bacch...38 - AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC WHITE MARBLE BUST OF ARIADNE Early 19th century Depicting the wife of Bacch...
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC WHITE MARBLE BUST OF ARIADNE Early 19th century Depicting the wife of Bacchus as a young woman with shoulder-length curly hair,
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A NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE Piedmont, Circa 1780 The rectangular simulated por...39 - A NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE Piedmont, Circa 1780 The rectangular simulated por...
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A NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE Piedmont, Circa 1780 The rectangular simulated porphyry top above a sunken frieze with beaded lower edg
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A GEORGE II GREY-VEINED WHITE MARBLE MANTLEPIECE Designed by Sir William Chambers and probably ca...40 - A GEORGE II GREY-VEINED WHITE MARBLE MANTLEPIECE Designed by Sir William Chambers and probably ca...
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A GEORGE II GREY-VEINED WHITE MARBLE MANTLEPIECE Designed by Sir William Chambers and probably carved by Sefferin Alken for Thomas Brand at The Hoo, K
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