mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Advert for Bensons Edwardian jewellery 1906Selection womens Edwardian diamond jewellery, a system of 20 monthly payments obtainable by The Times. Date: 1906
Fashionable jewellery 1933Model wearing simple clothing with jewelled clip that is fastened to the top of her sweater and a wide decorative bracelet. Date: 1933
Raymond hair style advertisementAdvertisement for the Hurrican Line hair style, achieved with the help of products from Raymond - a summer rose colour rinse, hair lacquer and liquid make up. Quite wild for 1958. Date: 1958
Advert for Faulkner diamond jewellery 1892Selection of jewellery available from Faulkner, Regent Street. 1892
1960s fashionModel wearing a lilac spotted Tricel shirt with deep plum bellbottoms. Both by Londonus. The leather flat shoes are from Russell and Bromley and the hoop earrings from Corocraft
Margaret Thatcher on a visit to CornwallMargaret Thatcher, nee Roberts (1925 -2013), first woman to be British Prime Minister (Conservative), 1979-1990. Seen here during a visit to Cornwall. Date: 1980s
Charles of the Ritz cosmetics advertisement, 1961Fabulous advertisement for make up brand, Charles of the Ritz, showing a woman emerging from a column comprising of various shades of face powder which could be made-to-order. Date: 1961
London Life jewels presentationModel wearing a pear-shaped, round and baguette diamond necklace, a pear-shaped, marquise, round and baguette diamond clip, an emerald-cut diamond ring, a round diamond ring, marquise diamond
Carter advertisement 1965Cartier advertisement from 1965 featuring (top) diamond pieces including earrings with a pearl centre, brooch and bracelet
White jasmine mink cape-jacket by BradleysA white jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys of Welbeck Street, with Peter Pan collar and large, black, decorative buttons. The pendant earrings of rhinestones and river pearls are by Christian Dior
Pueblo Indians with pottery, New Mexico, USATwo prizewinning pottery makers, Maria and Julian, San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1940s
Fashion trends AdvertisementAdvertisement for the latest fashion trends in 1966. Date: 1966
Arabian girl in hat, striped dress, animal skin, earrings and bracelets.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Yakut woman wearing earrings, fur-lined coat decorated with beads.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Greek and Thessalian accessories. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798
Nautch girl or singing girl, India.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828
Nautch girl or dancing girl, India.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828
Bhugtee or dancing boy, India.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828
Limpid Pools by BarribalA pretty young woman with brown hair, hooped earrings and sorrowful eyes. Date: 1919
Girl, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Lady Alexandra Haig by Madame YevondeLady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa Haig (1907-1997) by Madame Yevonde. She was the second daughter of the late Field-Marshal Earl Haig. Seen here posing with lilies. Date: 1936
Silhouette of a woman in Ciro pearls. Date: circa 1940s
Effie Mann, Edwardian actress, in costumeEffie Mann, Edwardian actress, in an ornate costume with jewellery. Date: early 20th century
Advert for The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company 1937For fine gem jewellery. 1937
A scarecrow, 1793A scarecrow of 1793 - a woman wearing a fashionable, but ridiculed, high-waisted gown (with watch fob) which makes it appear that her legs begin under her bosom
Poster, Empress of Britain World CruisePoster advertising a world cruise on the Canadian Pacifics Empress of Britain cruise liner. Date: 1934
Illustration to the story of Ali BabaDesign or illustration to the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, featuring a slim woman in eastern costume, discovering men hiding in jars
Tatler front cover, Paris Collections, 1964Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a coral velour hat by Christian Dior Chapeaux at Harrods. Her make up is by Harriet Hubbard Ayer and the Chanel-inspired earrings by Adrien Mann
Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1935Fine jewellery by Mappin & Webb, showing diamond cluster rings, necklaces, brooches and earrings. Date: 1935
Advert for Ciro jewellery, for coronation 1937Ciro will be well represented at the Coronation. 1937
Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1936Fine jewellery by Mappin & Webb, showing diamond cluster rings, brooches, watches and earrings. Date: 1936
Advert for Jamal machineless hair lotions 1938The most comfortable permanent you can get... Secret of Jamals miraculous results and success with difficult hair lies in the five lotions which recondition your hair during the process
Looking Back in GlamourHead and shoulders portrait of a dark haired woman. She is looking back over her shoulder towards the camera. Date: late 1960s
Sixties BrunetteHead and shoulders portrait of a dark haired woman, staring at the camera out of the corner of her eyes. Date: late 1960s
Tatler photoshoot -- still life of jewellery. 1959
French (Corsican) Opera star - Agnes Borgo, SopranoCorsican soprano Agnes Borgo (1879 - 1958) Date: circa 1910
Japan - Kabuki actress with large headdress and sword Date: circa 1901
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady by the seaRaphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady in pretty white summer dress (with gold circular decoration/pattern), with white flowers in her hair
Profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - KenyaA stunning profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya. Note the elongated earlobe piercing and remarkably decorative hair braiding. Date: circa 1930s
Southern Egyptian Girl - Sudan - with silver crescent moonA profile portrait Southern Egyptian Girl, from the modern Sudan, with blue headscarf and large hooped gold earrings - framed by a silver crescent moon Date: circa 1907
Russia - Rural couple in distinctuve traditional costumeRussia - Rural couple in distinctive traditional costume, which has a certain gypsy flair, accentuated by the womans shawl, scarves and earrings
Algerian Moorish beauty " Antinea la Charmeuse", dressed in headscarf, earrings and not a lot else... Date: circa 1910s
Russian beauty as an exotic Indian DancerRussian beauty in the costume of a Devadasi - an Indian Temple Dancer Date: 1901