Coy Collection (page 2)

Pig proposal on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Valentine card, Alpine Love. 20th century

Caricature of Frank Hall -- Sometimes forward, sometimes coy, yet he never fails to please. 1880

Caricature of Florence St John, singer and actress
Caricature of Florence St John (1855-1912), English singer and actress -- I am such an artless thing. Seen here in the role of Girola in Manteaux Noirs

Girls Dresses 1920S / 30S
Two neat dresses for todays schoolgirl. The one on the left is in pinky beige, with metal buttons. The one on the right is harebell blue, also trimmed with metal buttons

Oxford Bags 1920S P. C
Girlfriend too shy to sit on lovers lap sits on his Oxford bags instead. A joke on the voluminous trouser style popular at the time. Date: late 1920s

Girls Dress / Candlelight
If ladies be but young and fair, they have the gift to know it. Mother holds up a candle while her daughters dress. Date: 1821

Girl with a fan on a New Year card. circa 1890s

Three bulldogs with fans on a Christmas card
Three bulldogs looking coy with fans on a Christmas card, with a seasonal verse below. circa 1890s

GM Coy Gold Mine, Johannesburg, South Africa
GM Coy Gold Mine, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Captioned Village Main Reef. Date: 1904

Hand-painted trench sign. COY (Company) HQ with a cockerel & diamond shape containing oak leaves and an acorn. Trench Art

The defences of the village of Caestre
Scale 1/2500 of the defences of the village of Caestre - April 1918, showing 11 machine gun positions, trenches and barbed wire produced by 286681, E. North, 90th Field Coy, Royal Engineers

Mistletoe thwarted by crinoline, 1857
A young man curses the invention of crinoline skirts, preventing him from accessing the object of his affections, waiting coyly beneath the mistletoe. 1857

Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879
A whiskered Captain tries to tempt a seasonal kiss " according to ancient custom" from a young lady under a bouquet of mistletoe. They are spyed on from behind a door by a cheeky boy. 1879

Argentine Guitarists
Argentinian guitarists strike a masculine pose, one foot on a rock, as they play a duet together while their coy womenfolk hide from the camera, South America. Date: 1930s

Lady Mary Nasmyth
LADY MARY NASMYTH (nee Marjoribanks) wife of sir John Murray Nasmyth, looking rather coy... Date: ? - 1836

French Model with fun Vampish expression
French Model wearing dramatic make-up with a marvellous Vampishexpression! Date: circa late 1920s

When do we get Off ?
When do we get " Off" ? A lady train passenger makes a moderately suggestive enquiry to the handsome young man sharing her compartment! Date: 1913

Veiled Turkish Woman turns with a coy gaze toward the photographer. Date: 1920s

Fashionable French girl with floral cap, large purple flowers, string of beads and a smart handbag - the height of late 1920s chic. Date: circa 1929

French girl in swimwear, carrying a colouful parasol
Pretty French girl in swimwear, carrying a colouful parasol Date: circa 1920

Miss Rose Cambry - Comedienne - and stage actress Date: circa 1910

Amorous Gent makes his move
A suave gent takes advantage of his position and makes his move on his lady love, although his boldness doesn t seem guaranteed to bring success with the coy target of his affections

Blonde girl in evening dress by David Wright
A smiling girl with a blonde ponytail wears a strapless black evening gown together with long, black gloves. Date: c.1948

Tales out of School by Webster Murray
A young flapper with a feather fan enjoys a conversation with a parrot. Date: 1927

Autumn Model
A coy model hides hehind the autumn leaves. Date: 1960s

Lovers chat using a string telephone
A courting couple chat over the telephone, while cupid listens in. The dapper gentleman attributes his robust health to the taking of Enos fruit salt

GWR embankment at Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Great Western Railway embankment at Treffgarne, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

GWR line at Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Great Western Railway line at the Treffgarne cutting, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The navvy hut can be seen on the left

GWR cutting at Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
General view of the Great Western Railway cutting at Treffgarne, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a wooden bridge on the left

GWR locomotive, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Four railway workers with a Great Western Railway locomotive, Amesbury, at Treffgarne, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Treffgarne, Nany Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the village of Treffgarne at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Setting The Ball Rolling
A young lady accidently drops her ball of wool prompting a handsome young man to retrieve it

Lady Diana Cooper at Sandy Coy Island
Lady Diana Cooper, the British socialite and actress, visiting Mrs Alan Parsons (Miss Viola Tree) at Nassau in the Bahamas

Turkish lady in Street Costume
Turkish lady posing in Street Costume

A young girl leaning backward against a wall. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Funny Postcard - Urgency
A superb humourous postcard depicting a young man taking a long time over his telegram, which has a lot to do with the pretty young girl behind the counter

The suffrage debate: two extreme portraits
The anti-suffragette as seen by the suffragette, and the suffragette as seen by the anti-suffragette: a coy and slightly demonic looking young woman in evening wear simpers at the viewer

Young girl with a baby donkey
Open your mouth and shut your eyes - a young donkeys look of anticipation soon to be turned to realisation. A delightful sentimental postcard

Glamourous yet coy young lady
A hand-coloured photographic postcard of a shy young lady in a bright low-cut blue dress with a finger to her mouth and wearing a long string of pearls

The First Advance
A bashful monkey suitor offers his equally coy sweetheart a coconut in the romantic rituals that go on before marriage

Maie Ash / 1908 / Philco
MAIE ASH Actress

Brunette in Boat
Dimple-cheeked brunette model wearing a red & black outfit of strapless, terry towelling sun-top & shorts (or bathing costume) sips orangeade as she sits in a rowing boat

Pin-Up in Checked Shirt
A sweet blonde with an engaging smile wears a tight fitting red checked shirt

Evening Dress 1860S
Coloured skirt & bodice; corsage off the shoulder, pointed waist back & front & a doule skirt. White bertha & overskirt caught up at the sides & trimmed with roses

Female Types / Coy Lady
J tiens mon Anglais A coy lady hides behind her handkerchief

Bathing Beauty 1930S
Girl in red bathing costume enjoys the breeze on a boat sailing on very calm water

Mme Recamier / Miniature
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit

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