Yardley advertisement, 1962Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962
Lear / Owl & Pussycat / C19The Owl & the Pussy-Cat went to sea, In a beautiful pea- green boat; They took some honey, & plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note
Wales / Caswell BayThe beautiful Caswell Bay, on the Gower Peninsula, Glamorganshire, Wales. Date: 1960s
The Pipes Of Pan, by Elsie HardingColour illustration showing a dream-like scene of a piper playing for a beautiful lady with butterfly wings
St Margaret of ScotlandST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND Queen of Malcolm III (1069), intelligent, beautiful, and devout, with a taste for fine clothes
Three Japanese Geisha girls playing GoThree Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos
Zazel / Human CannonballZazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act
Nude by David WrightErotic painting by David Wright, best known for his pin ups, showing a nude woman from an unusual angle, with her legs and bottom in the light, and her back in the shadows. Date: c.1948
Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904
Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) - Sergey Solomko. Date: circa 1903
Red-headed girl seated in a sheer red dress. Painting by David Wright reproduced in Men Only Magazine
Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk, is an architectural gem, built in 1567 by George Copping. It has four oriel windows and even the gabled windows have cupids Date: circa 1901
The Tatler front-cover: The Duchess of WindsorThe Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, in The Tatler magazine, March 1939. The caption reads: This portrait of the beautiful wife of H.R.H
Woman reading a bookA beautiful young woman with blonde hair and red lipsticked lips, wears a lilac gown with sky blue fur trim. She reclines in her favourite chair to read her book. 1937
A Madame Yevonde portrait of Baba BeatonMiss Baba Beaton is the younger of the two beautiful and attractive Beaton girls. They are among the most popular of the blonde ex-debs, and no party is complete without them
Putting on lipstick - David WrightA smart blonde girls sitting in her boudoir applies some vivid red lipstick. Her red and black evening gown, awaits... Painting by David Wright
Lady Duff-Gordons beautiful mannequinsLucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon, a leading fashion designer better known by her professional name, Lucile. She was the proprietor of Lucile s, Hanover Square, famous for the emotional gown
Mary Tudor / EgletonMARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England, in a somewhat idealised, Victorian depiction
Ganymede (Titian)The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods
Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWIThe memorial commemorates the 18, 000 Canadian soldiers who withstood the first gas attack on April 22/24 1915 (Battle of Ypres), suffering over 2, 000 casualties
Entomological specimens of LepidopteraUnidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths
Saint Clare of AssisiDetail depicting Saint Clare (born Chiara Offreduccio 11941253) from a fresco (131220) by Simone Martini in the Lower basilica of San Francesco, Assisi. Date: circa 1910s
Just Wright by David WrightA young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air
Amy Webster / L CharlesAMY WEBSTER Actress, looking like a Pre-Raphaelite model
Tunisian Beauty showing plenty of frontA beautiful Tunisian Moorish woman who decided to forgo the usual lacing up of ones bodice for a more Summery open-air look... Date: circa 1909
WWII - Pin-up showing a lot of leg, accompanied by the caption: " This Front is quite active!" Date: 1943
Three Cartier platinum and diamond bracelets Date: circa 1930s
Ely CathedralThe beautiful Western Tower of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England, a landmark across the surrounding Fen Country
Exotic dancer by Rene BullA stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits
Croatia / DubrovnikThe beautiful historic city of Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic Sea coast, in the extreme south of Croatia. Date: 1975
A New Electric Railway over the AlpsThe new electric railway to Chamonix which opened in July 1901. The photographs show the beautiful scenery through which the line passes
Four Japanese women amid bamboo with a young childFour Japanese women stand amid bamboo with a young child seated in the front and surrounded by hanging baskets of food and Japanese flags and figurines
Horstead Watermill, on the River Bure, Norfolk, was one of the most beautiful weatherboarded wooden mills in England. Tragically destroyed by fire on 23 January 1963
Nail Polish RemoverA beautiful art nouveau label for Wlandres Venus nail polish remover, distributed by Wadanola Beauty Supply of Syracuse, New York
Ethiopian Woman - Braided Hair - Nose RingA beautiful Ethiopian Woman in profile, with long braided hair, jewellery and a very large nose ring. Date: circa 1910s
Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary
The Two Young Girls - The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine WiertzReproduction of the painting The Two Young Girls or The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865). A pretty girl confronts her stark (and dead)
Queen of Sheba visiting King SolomonKing Solomon is visited by Nicaule, Queen of Sheba, in Asia
SS Normandie - French ocean linercirca 1910s
Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a ControversyThe MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate
Mount Fuji in SpringtimeA beautiful spring day. Fujiyama is in the distance and blossom is on the trees in the foreground
Cunard Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USACunard Line Ocean Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USA. Launched on 21st April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30th May 1914
Fabulous Feather Headdress - 1920s Fashion. Date: 1920s
Gertie Millar - English stage actress and singerGertie Millar (1879-1952) - English stage actress and singer, married 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924, becoming the Countess of Dudley. Date: circa 1908
Slioch from Grudie Bridge, Ross & Cromarty, ScotlandA Scottish Shepherd herds a flock of Sheep at Slioch (viewed from Grudie Bridge), Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland Date: circa 1940s
Grenada - St, Georges - superb viewAn utterly stunning photograph of The Harbour at St. George s, Grenada, West Indies. Date: circa 1910s
Hispano-Suiza H6C racing the Baby Bootlegger SpeedboatA modified racing Hispano-Suiza H6C 1924 Speedster racing against the speedboat Baby Bootlegger of New York (designed by George Crouch)
Sporty equestrian blond posing with her horseTeam-mates - a very pretty sporty equestrian blond in jodhpurs and boots, standing holding the bridle of her thoroughbred black stallion, gloved hand on hip. Date: early 1940s