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Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside
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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers - the underbelly of the trade in antiques and jewels. June 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence - or 'Stony Jack', as he's better known. As Lawrence picks through the mud, a speck of gold catches his eye. A pearl earring tumbles into his hand, then another. A Burmese ruby follows; then Colombian emeralds, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and turquoise from Iran; tankar…
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- Author: Victoria Shepherd
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- ISBN-10: 0861548884
- ISBN-13: 9780861548880
- Format: 14.5 x 21.8 x 4.1 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers - the underbelly of the trade in antiques and jewels. June 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence - or 'Stony Jack', as he's better known. As Lawrence picks through the mud, a speck of gold catches his eye. A pearl earring tumbles into his hand, then another. A Burmese ruby follows; then Colombian emeralds, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and turquoise from Iran; tankards; watches; topaz; amazonite. Stony Jack has discovered the greatest single cache of Elizabethan treasure. Diving into London's bustling, sometimes lawless, antiques trade at the turn of the century, Victoria Shepherd provides a compelling portrait of the city at the height of empire. A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers, Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside oversees the transformation of London into a modern metropolis.EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
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- Author: Victoria Shepherd
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- ISBN-10: 0861548884
- ISBN-13: 9780861548880
- Format: 14.5 x 21.8 x 4.1 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers - the underbelly of the trade in antiques and jewels. June 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence - or 'Stony Jack', as he's better known. As Lawrence picks through the mud, a speck of gold catches his eye. A pearl earring tumbles into his hand, then another. A Burmese ruby follows; then Colombian emeralds, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and turquoise from Iran; tankards; watches; topaz; amazonite. Stony Jack has discovered the greatest single cache of Elizabethan treasure. Diving into London's bustling, sometimes lawless, antiques trade at the turn of the century, Victoria Shepherd provides a compelling portrait of the city at the height of empire. A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers, Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside oversees the transformation of London into a modern metropolis.
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