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An interesting late 19th century leather bound treatise with gold embossed title PRECIOUS STONES, H. HANCOCK DORE
composed of manuscripted pages detailing the characteristics of gemstones and containing examples of jewellers' original design artwork, with some later inserted additions, the frontispiece signed H Hancock Dore, 1888, 39 Bruton St.
composed of manuscripted pages detailing the characteristics of gemstones and containing examples of jewellers' original design artwork, with some later inserted additions, the frontispiece signed H Hancock Dore, 1888, 39 Bruton St.
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Further details
H. J Dore was one of the partners of the firm which became Hancocks and Co Ltd. This volume was probably compiled by his son Henry H. Dore. The Dore family took the Hancock name into their own.
Hancocks & Co of London was founded by Charles F. Hancock in 1849, almost immediately, the firm received the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria and, in the course of the 19th Century, from many other of Europe's crowned heads. In 1856, they received the order to produce the Victoria Cross which they continue to produce to this day. In the 20th Century, Hancocks was granted the Royal Warrant by King George V. In 1998, the company moved to Burlington Arcade and took over S. J. Rood who had sold jewellery in the Arcade since 1873.
Hancocks & Co of London was founded by Charles F. Hancock in 1849, almost immediately, the firm received the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria and, in the course of the 19th Century, from many other of Europe's crowned heads. In 1856, they received the order to produce the Victoria Cross which they continue to produce to this day. In the 20th Century, Hancocks was granted the Royal Warrant by King George V. In 1998, the company moved to Burlington Arcade and took over S. J. Rood who had sold jewellery in the Arcade since 1873.