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Hyde, J. A. Lloyd (John Alden Lloyd) print view role Dealer/Gallery dates d. 1981 city Old Lyme state CT other cities New York, NY; sex M historical notes John Alden Lloyd Hyde was an antiques dealer or an antiquarian, as he preferred to call himself, an exhibition curator, an author of books on Chinese export porcelain, and served on the board of Christie’s auction house. Hyde was descended from 17th century settlers of New England and Virginia, including Mayflower passenger John Alden, after whom he was named. Lloyd Hyde began his career while he was still in college, buying antiques in rural areas and taking his finds to New York City (his native city) where he was able to sell them for a large profit. After graduating from college in 1924, Hyde became an antiques buyer for Lord & Taylor department store, but soon began his own business. He enjoyed traveling around the world looking for treasures. He said he visited every country in the world except one. He wrote many articles for The Magazine Antiques and toured around the United States, speaking on the subject of collecting. Among his clients were Henry Francis du Pont, Colonial Williamsburg, The White House, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flynt of Deerfield, and the United States Department of State. He worked for the OSS and the CIA, although he modestly claimed that he was only a humble attaché at the American embassy in Lisbon during World War II. Hyde died in 1981. According to the New York Times the contents of Hyde’s Old Lyme residence, Duck Creek, were sold at a Christies Auction in July of 1982. The sale included American, 18th century Flemish, 19th century French decorative arts, including but not limited to an early-18th-century Flemish tapestry, a French Directoire dining table from the turn of the 19th century, a pair of French landscape paintings and other lots - among them, late 1930's Art Moderne furniture, silver and porcelain wares. There was another auction held in 1932 at the American Art Association, Anderson Galleries which included Oriental Lowestoft porcelain, English, French & American XVIII century furniture, a group of Georgian hanging lights and other glass, silver, and decorative objects. Hyde's New York shop was on Sixtieth Street between Madison and Park Avenues. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:21 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Winterthur Library Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum J. A. Lloyd Hyde Papers, ca.1920-ca.1980. see details... Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept. Copeland family Papers, 1637-1998 (bulk, 1950-1998). see details... Archives of American Gardens Capital Gallery Building, Suite 3300 Garden Club of America collection, circa 1920-[on-going]. see details... «  back