Charming Collection (page 8)

Flower Market - Switzerland
Official postcard from the Swiss National Exhibition, held in Bern in 1914 - A Flower Market - a quite exquisite postcard

Holly Leaves cover featuring silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
Front cover design for Holly Leaves featuring a series of charming cut outs by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley depicting Christmas scenes from the Victorian era

Girl in a boat by George Ranstead, 1918
Charming illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps and who illustrated a large number of postcards during the period

Watteau fancy dress costume
Suggestion for a fancy dress costume from 1884 for a fanciful 18th century heroine from a rococo painting by Watteau. Reproducing the picturesque and charming beings from Watteaus work

Little Artist by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration showing a small child getting creative with paints and paper

My Toy Bunny by Muriel Dawson
A cheeky little girl with blonde curly hair, a red beret and a sweet smocked dress holds up her toy bunny rabbit for all to see. Date: c.1930

A cold reprimand
A young lad faces a reprimand from a tall and imposing-looking London Metropolitan Police Officer after deciding that a naked swim in a London lake was the best idea for a sunny summers day!

Three samp wallahs, or snake charmers
A trio of Indian snake charmers (samp wallahs) demonstrate their art

As Good as Gold by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a little girl with rosy cheeks, brown eyes and golden curls

Off Home by Muriel Dawson
Charming depiction of a back view of a little girl who steps over a puddle on her way home, as gracefully as she can considering the fact she is carrying a doll

Such a Thirsty Maid by Muriel Dawson
An adorable little girl with a blunt bob and brown eyes, enthusiastically drinks a glass of milk

One Summer Morning by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a little blonde girl in a fetching red dress and green shoes walking through a garden with a doll in one hand and a miniature parasol in the other

Buttercup and Daisies by Muriel Dawson
Charming depiction of a small child or toddler picking daisies and buttercups in a meadow

Little Robin Redbreast by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes with a matching red coat and bonnet

Little Miss Frolic by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration showing a little girl from the back wearing a green smock dress with matching bloomers and a white sun bonnet

Musical Croquet / W H Robinson
Charming additions to the game of Croquet - bells on the hoops and musical horns on the mallets. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

What to wear in the sea
Three sketches showing the latest in summer beach wear, . The womans bathing suit in the middle is described as a most charming and useful gown, with an emphasis on simplicity and light

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

Mademoiselle Rosalia
The Charming and Fragrant beauty of Constantinople - Mademoiseel Rosalia

Egyptian snake charmer

Rocking Horse Romance
A young boy and girl share a tender kiss amid their toys

Boy fishing at Beccles, Norfolk
Charming photograph depicting a small boy fishing accompanied by some friendly cats at Beccles on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia during the 1930s

Admiration by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrots admire from a distance a little girl in a charming clown style dress

Procession of children
Five children, dressed in charming pink and brown outfits form a small procession carrying stalks of flowers, probably hollyhocks

Morocco - Snake Charmer and Musician
Snake Charmer and Musicians in Morocco

Tangiers, Morocco - Snake Charmer
Tangiers, Morocco - Street snake Charmer and musician with a Bendir Frame Drum

Marie Tempest at Home
The " charming" Miss Marie Tempest at home, playing the piano in fact, while her husband Cosmo Stuart reads with his shiny shoes on a tiger skin rugs

A Forecast of Spring Fashions by Gordon Conway
This charming afternoon gown is carried out in steel blue satin wtih circular bands and a full skirt lined with red. Specially designed and drawn for Britannia & Eve by Gordon Conway

A scene from Mr Barries charming Christmas play
Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks theatre, London

18th C. Tobacconist Shop
A charming 18th century tobacco and snuff shop in the Haymarket, London, which has enjoyed the patronage of George III, Pitt and many other famous statesmen

Snake Handlers - China
Chinese snake handlers

Don
Charming illustration by John Morgan (1823-1885) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1885 showing two small children being measured in height by an older sibling

Corsica Ile Rousse
A charming seaside port on the northern coast of the island : Hilarys sister lives here, if you re interested

Old Shanklin Village
Old Shanklin village on the Isle of Wight, England, with its charming thatched cottages, one of the many delightful villages on the island

Party Frock
A charming watercolour of a young woman dressed up in a party frock

Billingsgate Brutes
A genre scene, seemingly charming. In reality a young woman at a doorway is intimidated by two stout Billingsgate fishwives into buying their stinking fish

Sussex Cottages
A charming row of cottages in the pretty village of Cowfold, Sussex, England

Cottages at Much Hadham
Picturesque black and white timber and plaster cottages in the street at Much Hadham, a charming Hertfordshire village

England / Rockingham
The charming village of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, on the edge of Rockingham Forest, with its stately cross and grass-bordered street winding up the hill

England / Patterdale
A striking view of Patterdale, a charming valley between the Brotherswater and Ullswater lakes, in the Lake District, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

Island on Loch Eilt
The perfect little island, beautifully canopied with trees, makes a charming scene of Loch Eilt, on the Road to the Isles from Fort William to Malliag, Invernessshire

Waltham St. Lawrence
Beauty through the gateway: A striking view of Waltham St. Lawrence and the Bell pub, a charming Berkshire village

England / Woodstock
A charming corner of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, an ancient town with Royal connections, on the edge of the Cotswolds

Pack Horse Bridge
The ancient pack horse bridge at Allerford, Somerset. The combination of the bridge, the old inn, cottages with quaint roofs and chimneys, make it a charming West Country village

Gipsy Boy & Dog
A charming portrait of a gypsy boy and his little dog

Common Hamster
(cricetus cricetus) The Common Hamster is very different from the charming Golden Hamster which so cheerfully entertains us with its party tricks

Daisy Fez & Dutch Cap
Two charming young women wearing two charming hats - a fez-like creation embroidered with multi- coloured daisies and a purple dutch style cap

Fairy Stories for Tiny Folk back cover
A bold, colourful yet charming scene showing an elf-like figure peering from behind trees and beckoning to a rabbit

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