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SOUTHAMPTON INSTITUTE SHORT COURSES AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PROGRAMME SPRING 2003 Wednesday 7th May 2003-01-13 New Perspectives on Furniture Dr Adam Bowett and Dr Robin Jones When science and connoisseurship meet William Kent and the mythology of English Palladianism Colonial Furniture: identification and valuation Adam Bowett is a freelance furniture historian and consultant. He is the author of English Furniture from Charles II to Queen Anne, 1660-1714, and is currently working on his second book, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740 . He is an expert on the BBC Antiques Roadshow and a consultant for Tennants, a leading provincial auction house. Robin Jones worked as a valuer/auctioneer for 12 years in London and the provinces. He is currently a Senior Lecturer teaching on the Fine Arts Valuation/Antiques degree programmes and Course Leader of the MA FAV. He has published articles on furniture history in learned journals and contributed to books, most recently the catalogue of European-style, South Asian furniture at the V&A. He has lectured in this country and abroad on his special interest, colonial furniture from the Indian Sub-Continent and Sri Lanka. The day will start at 10am with coffee. A buffet lunch and afternoon tea are included. Fees: £60 £50 for SOFAA members £35 for students and members of NADFAS. Cheques payable to SOUTHAMPTON INSTITUTE. Sorry Credit Cards cannot be accepted. Please send cheques to Dr Anne Anderson, FMAS, East Park Terrace, Southampton Institute, Southampton S014 ORF. Anne can be contacted on 02380319484 or [log in to unmask] 7th May 2003 FAAB 4710 RICS6