{"product_id":"stony-jack-lost-jewels-of-cheapside","title":"Stony Jack \u0026\/lost Jewels Of Cheapside By Shepherd, Victoria","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers – the underbelly of the Edwardian antiques trade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What a story! And how skilfully told! A tale about treasure, as twisty and thrilling as any of the adventures of Indiana Jones.'' Lucy Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJune 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStony Jack has discovered the greatest single cache of Elizabethan treasure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiving 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 ride through Edwardian London, from the marble halls of the British Museum to the East End''s maze of tenements and alleyways, \u003ci\u003eStony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside\u003c\/i\u003e oversees the transformation of the city into a modern metropolis.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583415296382,"sku":"NW9780861548880","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780861548880.jpg?v=1783242982","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/stony-jack-lost-jewels-of-cheapside","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}