Stock book (Nos. 15-9063)

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 15- 9063, including numbers 15- 5143 [not complete sequence] (pp. 1-67) transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/10] and stock...

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Date(s) of creation: November 1959-September 1966
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.01.11
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSP/01/11
callnumber_txt JSP/01/11
callnumber-sort JSP/01/11
prefix_number 11
title Stock book (Nos. 15-9063)
scb_date_creation November 1959-September 1966
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 15- 9063, including numbers 15- 5143 [not complete sequence] (pp. 1-67) transferred from the company's preceding stock book [Ref. JSP/01/10] and stock 5144-9063, acquired November 1959-September 1966. 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. Ruled paper. Handwritten. 1 volume. 1 volume. 698 pp. (589 pp. with entries). Bound. Red marbled endpapers. No cover. No spine.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_closed_until 01/01/2050
scb_conditions_gov_access Closed under data protection legislation until 1st January 2050
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.0001.0011