Stock book (Nos. 1-6463)

Stock book of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Book used by the company to record goods acquired, held and sold. Covers stock numbers 1-6463, including stock 1-845 (pp. 1-41) transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/03] and stock 578-3400, acquired August 1928...

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Archive & Special Collections JSP/01/04 Open

Order number: JSP, Box 54
Date(s) of creation: August 1928-July 1936
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.01.04
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSP, Box 54
callnumber JSP/01/04
callnumber_txt JSP/01/04
callnumber-sort JSP/01/04
prefix_number 04
title Stock book (Nos. 1-6463)
scb_date_creation August 1928-July 1936
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 volume
format Archive
description Stock book of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Book used by the company to record goods acquired, held and sold. Covers stock numbers 1-6463, including stock 1-845 (pp. 1-41) transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/03] and stock 578-3400, acquired August 1928-July 1936. Stock entries arranged by month of acquisition, subdivided by source of acquisition (name of private seller, dealer or broker). Book records: stock number, previous stock number [if any], description of good, Sparks’ valuation code, stocktaking marks, stocktaking valuation [?] and date of sale/disposal. Key to stocktaking marks on inside cover and list of stock to be marked down on inside back cover, dated January 1934. The stock book also includes a loose list of stock to be marked down [Ref. JSP/01/04 (2)], dated January-June 1935 (1 sheet). Ruled paper. Handwritten. 1 volume. 294 pp. (entries on 288 pp). Bound. Red and blue endpapers. No cover. No spine.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs Conservation work undertaken on the volume in 2016. Leather cover removed due to red rot degradation.
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSP
hierarchy_sequence JSP.0001.0004

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