Aristocratic Collection

Dinner in an aristocratic French home, with servants attending to everyones needs

Lady Plays Lute at Knole
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Lady in Bedroom, Knole
An aristocratic lady at her toilet, in a bedroom at Knole, Kent

Liza Maugham and Vincent Paravicini
Front cover of The Bystander announcing the engagement of Liza Maugham and Vincent Paravinci. He was the Swiss ministers son, she was the daughter of the author William Somerset Maugham. 1936

Mrs Flash Kellett, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett and formerly Helen Myrtle Dorothy Atherley, drawn by Olive Snell

Romantic Couple Dancing
Dancing discreetly in a romantic corner. Date: early 20th century

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

Lady Castellani and her daughter Lady Lampson
Josephine, nÚÑáStead (1875-1974), Lady Castellani, Wife of Sir Aldo Castellani; daughter of George Ambler Stead with her daughter Lady Jacqueline Lampson (1910-2015), wife of Sir Miles Lampson

Duchess of Buccleuch
Vreda Esther Mary Molly Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1900-1993), Wife of 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry; daughter of William Frank Lascelles on the front cover of

Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot

Three Mitford Sisters: Unity, Diana and Nancy
Three of the famous Mitford Sisters, daughters of Lord and Lady Redesdale, photographed in the street. From left to right are Unity (Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford, 1914-1948)

Wedding of Lady Diana Manner and Duff Cooper
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners) posed at her familys London home in Arlington Street in her wedding gown of gold tissue overlaid with lace. She is attended by her pages, Lord Elcho and the Hon

Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, by Thomas
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). English painter. Portrait of Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland returns from the front, WW1
Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, pictured at the Hague with her party of nurses after they had returned from the heavily bombarded town of Namur where they had set up a hospital

Daimler 15 Saloon
An aristocratic car at a moderate price, the choice of the well-to-do business or professional man. Date: 1936

Chinese Doctor / Ca 1915
A Chinese doctor feels the pulse of an aristocratic patient with exceedingly long finger nails

Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiara
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

LADY PLAYS LUTE AT KNOLE
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob. Sybil holds a dinner party for dogs, but when a smaller dog approaches a large dish of food, Fluffikins attacks him for his presumption

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess, and, during the First World War director of the Womens Legion

Afternoon tea in a fashionable French home

The Hon. Mrs Bowes-Lyon and her children
Mrs Bowes-Lyon, formerly Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, Lord Clintons younger daughter and wife of John Bowes-Lyon, Lord Strathmore younger son and brother to Queen Elizabeth

Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (16 September 1916 - 21 December 2008), daughter of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland

Philippa Fendall Stewart, nee Wendell, Countess of Galloway, pictured in the robes and tiara she wore for the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

Lady Anne Coke, later Lady Glenconner, one of the Queens maids of honour at the 1953 Coronation. She was the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Leicester and married Colin Tennant

Diana Mitford with her sons
Diana, Lady Mosley (17 June 1910 11 August 2003), born Diana Freeman-Mitford and usually known as Diana Mitford, was one of Britains noted Mitford sisters

Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten with their daughters
Lord Louis Mountbatten with his wife, Lady Edwina Ashley and his daughters Patricia and Pamela pictured in The Tatler. 1939

Lady Georgiana Kidston
Lady Georgiana Mary Kidston (nÚÑáCurzon, later Lady Starkey) (1910-1976), Former wife of Home Ronald Archibald Kidston, and later wife of Lewis Stanton Starkey; daughter of 5th Earl Howe 1936

Lady Patricia Douglas
Lady Patricia Sybil Douglas (born 24 December 1918) on the front cover of The Sketch magazine. She was the daughter of Francis Douglas

Lady Rose Paget, later Lady Rose McLaren (21 July 1919 1 November 2005) on the front cover of The Sketch Magazine. She was the fourth daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey. 1937

Molyneux / Chanel models
A presentation of the latest evening fashion by Chanel (two on the left) and Molyneux (right). The three lovely ladies are members of the British high society

Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813). Polish leader
Jozef Antoni Poniatowski (1763-1813). Polish leaderl, minister of war and military hero, who became a marshal of France. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Goulu

The Greek royal family
The younger members of the Greek royal family in around 1900. From left to right; The Princess Helen of Sparta, Grand Duchess Marie of Greece Prince George of Sparta, Prince Nicholas of Greece

Lady Jean and Lord Nigel Douglas-Hamilton
Lady Jean Douglas-Hamilton (1904-1987), later Lady Jean Bell, with her brother Lord Nigel Douglas-Hamilton (1906-1994) at the South and West Wilts Hunt Point-to-Point Races. Date: 1925

Mrs MacDonald Buchanan with Mr Hector MacDonald
Catherine MacDonald Buchanan (b. 1895) was the only surviving child of James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington. Here she is pictured at the family seat, Lavington House

Noble visigoth. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Early Medieval Period. Iberian Peninsula. Noble visigoth. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Date: 2019

Lady Denham
Daphne Bowyer, Lady Denham (1895-1996), previously known as Daphne Freeman-Mitford. Date: 1940

Lady Leconfield on a motorbike
Lady Leconfield (1892-1956), born Beatrice Rawson. The motorbike was a present for her adopted son. Date: 1940

Lady Astor, motorcyclist
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964) was the first female MP to take her seat in Parliament. Here she is showing off her motorcycle, which she describes as her latest indiscretion'

Lady Lavinia Dundas (1914-1974), with spaniel. Date: 1939

Viscountess Bridport, formerly Pamela Baker before her marriage to Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport in 1934. Date: 1939

Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill (1922 -2000) was the daughter of the 10th Duke of Marlborough and cousin to Winston Churchill. She emigrated to the USA in 1945, and was reknowned for her charity work

Lady Moira Combe with her daughter Audrey
Lady Moira Combe (1902-1964) poses with her daughter Audrey, who is shortly to be presented at court. Date: circa 1939

Taking a stroll at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham
Lady Helen Grosvenor (1888-1970), Lady Castlereagh (1878-1959), Lord Charles Beresford (1846-1919), Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956) and Miss Chaplin take a summer stroll at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham

Poster, Muratti's Ariston cigarettes, As smoked by Royalty and the Nobility Date: circa 1950

Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte
Debutante Ceremony of Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte at the Court of St James's, 1766 Date: 1766

Katharine (Kate) Louisa Russell, Viscountess Amberley (nee Stanley, 1844-1874), British suffragist and early advocate of birth control

John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842-1876), British politician and writer. He was the eldest son of Lord John Russell, who served twice as British Prime Minister

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