Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside
Treasure and Ghosts in the London Clay
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2025
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-0-86154-888-0 (ISBN)
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-0-86154-888-0 (ISBN)
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Treasure makes respectable people do dishonourable things…
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.
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.
Victoria Shepherd conceived and produced the ten-part series A History of Delusions for BBC Radio 4 and is author of the book of the same name. She has produced scores of documentaries and major strands for BBC Radio 4 and holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.6.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-86154-888-4 / 0861548884 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-86154-888-0 / 9780861548880 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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