{"product_id":"sir-horace-edmund-avory-country-life-magazine-portrait-may-12-1928","title":"Sir Horace Edmund Avory Country Life Magazine Portrait May 12 1928","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir Horace Edmund Avory, Mr. Justice Avory Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, May 12 1928. LXIII No. 1634\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Justice Avory\u003c\/strong\u003e, who has served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) since 1910.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSir Horace Edmund Avory\u003c\/strong\u003e (1851–1935), a prominent English High Court judge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEducation:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was educated at \u003cstrong\u003eKing’s College London\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCorpus Christi College, Cambridge\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegal Career:\u003c\/strong\u003e Called to the Bar at the \u003cstrong\u003eInner Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1875, he was made King’s Counsel (took silk) in 1901.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJudicial Role:\u003c\/strong\u003e Appointed to the High Court in 1910, serving in the King’s Bench Division.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReputation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Known for his firm and often severe judicial style, he was sometimes referred to as a “hanging judge.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Cases:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was involved in several high-profile legal proceedings, including acting as prosecuting counsel in the trials of \u003cstrong\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/strong\u003e, and involvement in the \u003cstrong\u003eAdolf Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e case, which contributed to the establishment of the Court of Criminal Appeal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52212423786789,"sku":"CL-2873","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Sir-Horace-Edmund-Avory-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1928.jpg?v=1776030109","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/products\/sir-horace-edmund-avory-country-life-magazine-portrait-may-12-1928","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}