Charms Collection

Wedding cake
A photograph showing the finishing touches being made to the wedding cake of George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece in 1934

Zodiac Charms Libra
(opal)

Zodiac Charms Aries
(diamond)

Georgian cartoon, Music Hath Charms, black man playing guitar to a kitchen maid Date: circa 1820s

Summer opera at Glyndebourne
Summer opera in the South Downs: Mozart at Glyndebourne amid countryhouse charms. Date: 1937

Vampish femme fatale in a sleeveless, decollete gown worn with a shawl, floral corsage, beads & a Merry Widow style hat employs her womanly charms on a victem. Date: 1910

ORPHEUS AND THE BEASTS
he charms the animals with the beauty of his voice and the skill of his music

ORPHEUS AND ANIMALS
He charms the animals with his melodious singing and sensitive lyre-playing

Folklore - Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

A Jolly Wedding Party from the late 1940s. Love, rapture and excitement is etched on all the faces of the participants... Date: circa 1948

1914 Fums up charm - a doll-formed charm with wooden head and Registration Number to back 636612. (These charms were often given to World War One soldiers as good luck charms - the wood head for)

Orpheus and Cerberus
With his music Orpheus charms Cerberus, the guardian of the underworld, to let him enter and rescue his wife Eurydice, whom he almost succeeds in bringing back to life

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian jewellery
Selection of novelty jewellery inspired my nature. Date: 1901

Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1
Advertisement displaying three types of lucky charm or good luck mascots available from J. C. Vickery of Regent Street, London, jewellers to Their Majesties

Southern Africa Witch Doctor
A fantastic portrait of a Southern African Witch Doctor with fur hat and various charms and amulets hanging around his neck. Date: circa 1910s

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

Batak Charm Book
BATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs

A Place of a Thousand Charms - the interior of Rectors nightclub, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1901
Variety of Christmas gifts for the Edwardian lady; novelty brooches with mother of pearl, rubies, turquoises, sapphires, amethyst. 1901

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901
Selection of Edwardian novelty jewellery for Christmas gifts. 1901

Advert for Coronation jewellery 1902
Advertisement for the snappily named The Association of Diamond Merchants Jewellers & Silversmiths of Trafalgar Square, London featuring a number of different novelty Coronation-themed pieces of

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths novelty jewelley 1896
A selection of Victorian novelty jewelley; pearl bracelet, brooches, necklace with heart pendant and a perl necklace with heart pendant. 1896

Advert for Asprey christmas presents 1938
Christmas gifts by Asprey including; rhinestone diamond set brooch, ear-clips and bracelet, key watch, gold fob watch, gold charm bracelet and clutch bags. Date: 1938

Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938
The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938

Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1905
A seletion novelty animal style charms, scarf pins and brooches by John Bennett, jewellers, Cheapside. 1905

Music hath charms
Clown with a mandolin and dancer with a Chinese lantern. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901
Edwardian novelty jewellery, aromatic scented lucky pigs and spheres containing a woollen pad saturated with a fragrance, leaving a beautiful odour, comes in gold

Advert for Lacloche jewellery 1936
Advertisement for Lacloche jewellery, diamond cluster brooches, bracelet and charms. 1936

Eve charms and bracelet, WW1 jewellery
Advertisement for the Eve charm, based on the Tatler gossip columnist illustrated by Fish. Charms of various designs were popular gifts to exchange during the First World War

The Eve charm, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement for the Eve charm, based on the Tatler gossip columnist illustrated by Fish. Charms of various designs were popular gifts to exchange during the First World War

Good luck charm & regimental ribbon rings, WW1
Advertisement for J. C. Vickery, jewellers to Their Majesties the King and Queen, , , promoting their good luck charm in solid gold and enamel with a horseshoe and the phrase, Bonne chance

Fums Up lucky mascot, WW1
Fums Up, one of a number of charms or mascots produced during the First World War and designed to bring good luck. Date: 1916

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: observation platform
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: religious goods sought by tourists
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: souvenir stone sought by tourists
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Advert for Asprey gold charms 1938
Asprey of Bond Street, a colllection of bracelet charms, gold and topaz bracelet and gold and diamond clips. 1938

Seller of love charms. Print shows a man carrying love charms hanging from a tree branch over his shoulder, a child appears to dance in front of him

Duet for viol and flute - The siren of the stage
Two musicians decorate sheet music for flute and viol. The lyrics warn against the seductive charms of ladies with beautiful singing voices

Merlin and Vivian
Vivian enchants Merlin with the magic which he himself - besotted by her charms - has taught her

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

Algerian Bedouin Girl
Very serious-looking Algerian Bedouin Girl, adorned with charm necklace and beads and what looks like a wooden spoon (?)

Coriolanus & Women
Coriolanus, the Roman hero who fell from grace by leading his enemies against Rome, is begged by his mother, wife and the women of Rome, to withdraw his Volscian army, which he does

The Charms of Velvet
Early spring fashions from Paris as modelled here, showing two ladies wearing elegant blue velvet ensembles

Odysseus & Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

Nicole Maurey in Shorts
NICOLE MAUREY in high heels wears tiny tight checked shorts which reveal her shapely legs & a skin tight sweater to emphasize her charms

Orpheus Charms Animals
Orpheus enchants the animals and trees with his music

Orpheus and Animals
Orpheus charms the animals with his music

Calypso & Odysseus
Odysseus, though not unresponsive to Calypsos charms, nevertheless pines for Peneleope and his native land

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