Carlo Collection

Sir William Hart Dyke MP, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR WILLIAM HART DYKE MP, 7th Baronet (1837-1931) English Conservative politician and Conservative whip from 1868 to 1874. Caption: A whipper Date: 1837-1931

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1957
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 19th May 1957. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati. 1957

Captain Woolf Barnato with his Bentley
Captain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1932
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - held on the 17th April 1932. The race was won by Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo. 1932

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1956
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 13th May 1956. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati. 1956

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1931
Poster for the 3rd Monaco Grand Prix - held on the 19th April 1931. The race was won by Louis Chiron in a Bugatti. 1931

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Monte Carlo advertisement 1931
Stylish advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera, winter sun destination for the smart and well-heeled

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

Teatro San Carlo - Naples, Italy Date: circa 1903

Principality of Monaco: the Casino and hotels (Monte Carlo). Date: 1923

Sketch of gambling at the Monte Carlo Casino, 1920s. Artwork by Wynn Date: 1929

Poster advertising trains to the Cote d Azur
Poster for French railways, advertising services to the Cote d Azur, with its warm winters and dry summers

Pigeon shoot Poster
Poster for the TIR AUX PIGEONS at Monte Carlo where fashionable people in smart clothes shoot live pigeons for fun

Advert / Monte Carlo Beach
Advertisement promoting Monte Carlo beach

Pinocchio
Front cover from a Catalan edition of the childrens tale Pinocchio, by Italian journalist and writer, Carlo Lorenzini Collodi (1826-1890)

Triumph Southern Cross
The Triumph-Gloria Southern Cross : earlier models performed well in the Monte Carlo and Alpine trials. Date: 1936

Montreux Grand Prix 1934 - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
The Montreux Grand Prix of 1934, held on 3rd June and won by Carlo Felice Trossi in an Alfa Romeo (car number 6 - shown here in the lead). Date: 1934

The casino at Monte Carlo by C. Morse
The mecca of the Cote d Azur, artists impression of the famous Casino Terraces at Monte Carlo on the French Riviera

Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1950
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - held on the 21st May 1950. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio in an Alfa Romeo. 1950

Fairs / Electric Car Ride
Monte Carlo Rally electric car ride at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate

Pompeii Excavation, 1751
Carlo III di Borbone visits the first excavations at Pompeii

Marquess of Abergavenny, Vanity Fair, Ape
WILLIAM NEVILL, 1st Marquess of ABERGAVENNY (1826 -1915) English peer. Caption: The Tory bloodhound Date: 1875

Trieste, Italy - Galleria di Montuzza, Piazza Carlo Goldini. Date: circa 1910

Harbour Scene at Sunset, by Carlo Bonavia (fl.1740-1788). Date: circa 1750s

Les Papillons - a Monte Carlo impression by Lewis Baumer
A colourful Mediterranean scene of Monte Carlo during the 1920s showing fashionably and gaily dressed women carrying paper parasols promenading along by the sea

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Statue of Richard I
RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART The statue of King Richard I, by Carlo Marochetti, outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London

The Bystander Riviera Number 1923
The front cover of The Bystander Riviera Number. A colour illustration showing a glamorous couple stood overlooking a moonlit Monte Carlo

Farinelli / Carlo Broschi
alias CARLO BROSCHI Italian castrato singer famous throughout Europe

Fairs / Electric Cars / 1956
Monte Carlo Rally electric car ride at Dreamland, Margate

Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo in the 1930s. Date: 1930s

William Coutts Keppel, Vanity Fair, Ape
WILLIAM COUTTS KEPPEL (1832-1894) British soldier and politician. Styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891 before succeeding his father to become the 7th Earl of Albemarle

Tir Aux Pigeons (Sem)
The great thing about Le tir aux pigeons at Monte Carlo is that you can do it in your best clothes, theres no danger and no one (except the pigeons) gets hurt... Date: 1905

Monte, Roulette Tables
The ROULETTE TABLE in the Salle Schmitt

Elsa Schiaparelli and daughter Gogo at Monte Carlo
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890 - 1973), Italian fashion designer, pictured on holiday at Monte Carlo in the company of her daughter, Gogo. Date: 1938

From left to right, Lord Waleran, Mrs C. N. Williamson (Alice), Lady Waleran, Lady Watts, and Mr C. N

Page from The Tatler, 9th June 1915: A Riviera Group consisting of Lord Waleran, Mrs C N Williamson, Lady Waleran, Lady Watts

Salle Touzet, Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco, with tables for Trente et Quarante (Red and Black). Date: circa 1930

Prince Victor Duleep Singh and his wife, formerly Lady Anne Coventry, pictured in Monte Carlo in 1910. Date: 1910

Villefranche harbour and Tete de Chien - Cote d'Azur, France
Villefranche harbour and Tete de Chien - Cote d'Azur, South of France - view toward Monte Carlo Date: circa 1920s

Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright, declares a sonnet - Pisa
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, declares a sonnet before the members of the Colonia Alfea (equivalent of the Academy of Arcadia in Pisa) in the Scotto Garden of Pisa. Date: circa 1760s

Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842). French politician. In 1804 he joined the Russian diplomatic service. Portrait. Engraving. History of the French Revolution. Volume I, 1876

Saint Petersburg - General Staff Building, Moyka River Canal
Russia, Saint Petersburg. View of the General Staff Building on the bank of the Moyka River Canal. It was constructed between 1819 and 1829. Eastern Facade. Engraving by Lemaitre and Traversier

Madonna and Child with infant Saint John by Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta (1625-1713). Italian Baroque painter. Madonna and Child with infant Saint John. Oil on canvas

A view of Monte Carlo at night made from the high vantage point of the high gardens of Monaco looking down upon the entrance of the harbour. Date: 1926

Prince Rainier and Princess Antoinette of Monaco
Prince Rainier of Monaco (later Prince Rainier III of Monaco) and his sister, Princess Antoinette, pictured at Monte Carlo playing tennis. Date: 1938

Prince Andrew of Greece, Mmd. de la Bigne & GIlbert Beale
H.R.H. Prince Andrew of Greece, father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured with Mme. Andree de la Bigne and Mr. Gilbert Beale

Cage of Sir Winston Churchills pet budgerigar Toby
" Waiting" for its vanished occupant: The cage of Sir Winston Churchills pet budgerigar Toby which escaped from a hotel in Monte Carlo on February 14 1961

Charles Coborn, The Great Comedian - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - a portrait drawn by himself Date: 20th century

Pair of Skiers - Switzerland - 1900s. Date: circa 1907

The Cote D Azur Express at Monte Carlo
The Cote D Azur Express standing in Monte Carlo station

Cactii in the Gardens of the Casino, Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco. Date: circa 1930s

Interior of the Carlton Restaurant or Club in Monte Carlo
The interior of the Carlton Restaurant or Club in Monte Carlo, pre-1920s Date: Pre-1920s

View of the gardens leading up to the Casino at Monte Carlo
A view of the gardens leading up to the Casino at Monte Carlo, 1920s Date: 1920s

Nouvelle Salle de Jeux in the Casino at Monte Carlo
A view of the Nouvelle Salle de Jeux in the Casino at Monte Carlo, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the entrance to the Casino at Monte Carloe, 1920s
A view of the entrance to the Casino at Monte Carlo, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the Casino at Monte Carlo, 1920s Date: 1920s

Poster, Skiing in the Italian Alps - Limone, Piemonte Date: 1953

Music cover, The Sea Serpent Polka, by Carlo Minasi Date: circa 1850

Hermes and Iris
A painting depiction of what might be the Greek Goddess, Iris, with her symbolic jug of water, and Hermes, with his flaming red hair and dagger

Seaside Cabin
This painting shows a woman looking out towards the sea, wearing a white dress, beside a large coastal log cabin. Date: circa 1915

Women, Monte Carlo terrace Date: 1925

Train from London to the Mediterranean
The train that would take from London to the Mediterranean was the International sleeping car company

A Setting For Princess Turandot in a Moscow Theatre
A setting for Princess Turandot, an opera by Carlo Gozzi, directed by Evgeny Vakhtangov. Date: circa 1932

Russian Ballet
Sculpture portraying a Russian Ballet called The Cat. The figures show Ukranian dancer, Serge Lifar knelt, embracing Russian dancer, Alice Nikitina

Poster, Monte Carlo, Pigeon Shooting Date: circa 1900

Gambling Room at Monte Carlo 1908
Casino tables at Monte Carlo, people playing on the roulette wheel. Date: 1908

Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the fashionable French Riviera. Date: 1906

CARLO ALBERTO DIES
Shortly after the crushing defeat of the Piedmontese at Novara, Carlo Alberto dies and is succeeded by Vittorio Emanuele. Date: March 1849

CARLO ALBERTO ASHES
The ashes of Carlo Alberto, king of Sardinia, are returned in triumph. Date: March 1849

CARLO ALBERTO AT NOVARA
Carlo Alberto, king of Piedmont, at the battle of Novara where his army is completely defeated by the Austrians under Radetsky. He will die a few days later. Date: 23 March 1849

CARLO ALBERTO AT GENOVA
Carlo Alberto, king of Sardinia, arrives in Genova : he will attempt to seize Austrian Lombardy but will fail, abdicate and die in exile. Date: 1847

Gambling taking place on a terrace on a summers evening in Monte Carlo. Date: 1934

Neapolitan exiles in London: Il Duca Castromediano Caballeno (top left); Silvio Spaventa (bottom left); Baron Carlo Poerio (centre); Cesere Braico (top right); Guiseppe Pica (bottom right). Date: 1859

Cafe de Paris, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cafe de Paris, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Lord Plender, head of the world-famous firm of chartered accountants, and Lady Plender, daughter of Mr. Peter George Laurie, taking in the sun and air at Monte Carlo. Date: 1938

An image of The Hermitage, one of Monte Carlo s
An image of The Hermitage, one of Monte Carlos most select hotels, 1927 with text about the automobile rally of Monte Carlo organised by the International Sporting Club Date: 1927

Star-Shine and Sun-Shine on the Riviera, well known actresses (Mlle Arlette Dorgere, The Guy Sisters, Evelyn Laye, Mlle Falconetti and Betty Balfour) sketched at Monte Carlo, 1927 by A

Revelations from the Riviera -What the smartest
Revelations from the Riviera (1927) - What the smartest women wear at Monte Carlo is prophetic of what will be worn in London and Paris in the subsequent seasons

A view of the Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, 1926 Date: 1925

Gondola, Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, Carlo Naya studio
Gondola in front of the Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, Carlo Naya studio, late 19th century

Doges Palace, Venice, Italy, Carlo Naya studio, late 19th century

Monaco Monte Carlo general view of the Principality
Vintage 19th century photograph: Monaco Monte Carlo general view of the Principality

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