Beautiful Collection (page 9)

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The upperside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Agrias claudina, butterfly
Photograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)

Agrias claudina, butterfly
Photograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1951
Lovely pin-up by David Wright showing a dark haired beauty wearing a white off-the0shoulder dress and gazing seductively at the viewer. Date: 1951

Full length nude in window by David Wright
Stunning painting by artist David Wright, best known for his pin-ups, of a naked woman standing, framed by the curtains of a doorway. Date: c.1948

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925), later Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, pictured around the time of her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 1863. Date: 1863

Advertising card for the Copacabana Club, NY
Advertising card for the Copacabana Club, New York, NY, USA. Minimum charge for entry of five dollars and fifty cents (per person)

Japan - Reclining Geisha girl smoking
Japan - Reclining Geisha girl in a fine kimono smoking before a beautiful decorative screen. Date: circa 1910s

Screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Ornate screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, before the tomb of Mumtaz Mahalx. The Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world and arguably one of the most beautiful

Broadway Tower
A beautiful sunset over Broadway Tower, Worcestershire - a striking folly which Lady Coventry had built in the 1790s. It was also once the home of William Morris. Date: 1950s

Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina
Advertisement for Ponds creams as endorsed by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Marina, daughters of Princess Nicholas of Greece, often seen at the smartest social functions in London

Kahloah from Martinique from the 1935 Blackbird revue
A leading member of the cast of Lew Leslies Blackbirds of 1935, Kahloah, a nineteen year old girl from Martinique whose dancing says The Sketch, is absolutely sensational

India - Parsee Beauty
A Parsee (Parsi) Beauty of India Date: circa 1910

The Eyes of Miss Julia Neilson
The Beautiful Eyes of Miss Julia Neilson Date: circa 1908

Kathleen Clifford - Who is Number One?
Still from Paramount Picture Production Who Is Number One? - starring Kathleen Clifford (1887 - 1962) in the role of Aimee Villon

Little Baby Blue by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a beautiful little brown eyed baby girl, dressed in a matching knitted hat and dress set and cuddling a soft toy closely

A Japanese Woman
A very attractive and delicate depiction of the shrouded face of a young Japanese woman

A Woman from Sicily
A pretty young girl from Sicily in traditional costume, her hair worh up and wearing gold hooped earrings and a patterned headscarf. She stands in front of a tall grape vine

Affluent Algerian Bedouin Woman
An affluent Algerian Bedouin Woman, her jewellery a brash show of visible wealth

Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (4 / 4)
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (4/4) A Burmese lady in a beautiful outfit, her long dark hair falling down from her head surrounded by pink flowers, holding a parasol

Morocco - Girl from Tangiers
A young Arab girl from Tangiers, Morocco

Mulatto Woman from Martinique
A beautiful Mulatto (person with one white parent and one black parent, or a person who has black ancestry and white ancestry) woman in a Foulard dress (foulard is a lightweight fabric)

The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson
Front cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr

Delhi Durbar 1911
King George V and Queen Mary at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911, held to celebrate the Kings accession. There had been Durbars before in 1877 and 1903 but these one was on a monumental scale

Sudanese Woman in traditional Costume seemingly emerging from a small localised Nile River mist (!) with the pyramids lightly visible in the rear

Gossip about Fairies 38
Scylla, a beautiful water nymph, is beloved by Glaucus, but a jealous rival, Circe, will turn her into a monster with six heads, each with three rows of teeth

The Seaside Girl. Date: circa 1910s

Ponds skincare advertisement, Lady Mary Pakenham
One in a series of Ponds Cold Cream advertisements during the 1930s featuring a society lady, in this case, Lady Mary Pakenham

Ca d Oro Palace, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Ca d Oro is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, it is known as Ca d Oro due to the gilt

Small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error
Where are you going my pretty maid? - A small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error of choosing the wrong entrance to the public lavatories... Date: circa 1910s

Young beauty queen, Miss Beautiful, Cornwall
Young beauty queen, Michelle Rigby of Troon, near Camborne, Cornwall, in her Miss Beautiful sash. Date: circa 1982

Young beauty queen with all her trophies, Cornwall
Young beauty queen, Michelle Rigby of Troon, near Camborne, Cornwall, with all her trophies. circa 1980s

An Italian Fairy Tale - Deodato the Florentine & Enchanter
The magician claims the beautiful young girl for himself, leaving Deodato alone. Date: 1929

Maud Hoffman (1875 - ?) - American actress and theosophist of the Victorian era. Date: 1899

Stanserhorn Mountain, Switzerland
A beautiful postcard photograph of the Stanserhorn, a mountain in Switzerland, located in the canton of Nidwalden near to the border with Obwalden, with the peak at 1, 898 metres above sea level

Scenes from a Parisian Beauty Parlour
" One must suffer in order to be beautiful." This page from " The Sphere" depicts the latest treatments being employed in Parisian beauty parlours

Young Italian girl in profile
A full-face postcard depiction of a young Italian girl in profile Date: 1918

Young Italian girl wearing a wide-brimmed hat
A full-face postcard depiction of a young Italian girl wearing a wide-brimmed hat Date: 1918

Young Italian girl with an elaborate hat
A full-face postcard depiction of a young Italian girl with an elaborate hat. Date: 1918

Bystander cover - Miss Rose Bingham
Renowned society beauty Miss Rose Bingham, daughter of Lady Rosabelle Brand and later to become the Countess of Warwick, pictured on the front cover of The Bystander magazine in 1932 in a photograph

Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for the exclusive Hotel George V in Paris, endorsed by it girl of the day, socialite the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

WW1 - Lonely and Longing - Smart girl in pretty pink bonnet
WW1 - Lonely and Longing - Smart young girl in pretty pink bonnet, missing her manwho has headed off to the front... Date: 1914

Two Japanese Geisha girls in colourful Kimonos reading a book together. Date: circa 1910s

Two Japanese Geisha girls beneath the Wisteria - Japan
Two Japanese Geisha girls and two young children beneath a Wisteria-covered pergola in a beautiful garden - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

An American Greetings Postcard - To My Own Good Mother (plus poem) - displaying beautiful Art Nouveau (and even some early hints to Art Deco) stylings. Date: 1917

Tatler cover - Dolores del Rio
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Mexican-born United States-based film, television and stage actress Dolores del Rio (1904-1983)

WW2 - British soldier checks his chances using flower petals: " She loves me, she loves me not..." ! Date: circa 1943

WW2 - British soldier opts for wine instead of tea, which the pretty French waitress assumes to be his tipple of choice!!! Date: circa 1943

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