Decoration Collection (page 2)

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Passenger Elevators. Date: 1922

1920s woman in room at night
Illustration showing a woman in a fringed flapper dress standing pensively against a window. Her dress rather nicely matches the fringed lampshade and scarf or wrap nearby. Date: 1927

Interior Decorator with his brushes, ladder and pipe
Interior Decorator (Terry) with his brushes, ladder, pipe and blowtorch! Date: circa 1950s

China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 A
Asia. China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 AD). Boldy decorated jar with imperial mark. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Spain. Teruel. Tower of Saint Martin
Spain. Teruel. Tower of the Church of Saint Martin. Mudejar. 14th century

Major-General The Honourable Sir William Ponsonby KCB (1772-1815), 1815 (c).Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1815 (c).Half-length portrait, almost in profile to left, wearing orders and decorations

RIEGO, Rafael de (1785-1823). Spanish liberal military man, leader of the military coup of 1820. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

77 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Inlaid silver and copper damascene work including three silver date trees

Royal Wedding 1947 - the cake
Wedding cake made by Mr F. Schul of McVitie and Price in Harlesden, London for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Police group on Coronation Day, 1911
A group of policemen pose for their photograph outside Hammersmith Police Station, west London, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V

Policemans helmet with Christmas lights
A closeup view of a policemans helmet with a night time street behind it, decorated with Christmas lights

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5/8) - Full-face view of a young man with hand on hip in decorated jerkin and cape with blue embroidered trousers

Post Office at Algeria
Tizi-Ouzou in Algeria - the Post Office - with beautiful under-roof (and between-door) tiled decoration

Statue of Virgin Mary
A statue of the Virgin Mary in the cathedral at Victoria (Rabat) on the Island of Gozo, part of the Maltese archipelago

Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph

Stalls for the Muled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo, Egypt
Decorated stalls for the Muled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo, Egypt. Mawlid (or muled in Egyptian Arabic) is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad but in some countries the term

The Alhambra. Nasrid dynasty. Tower of the Princesses. Royal
The Alhambra. Moorish. Nasrid dynasty. Tower of the Princesses. Royal Palace. 15h century. Granada. Andalusia. Spain

NAPIER, Sir Charles (1786-1860)
NAPIER, Sir Charles (Merchiston Hall, 1786-London 1860). British admiral. Engraving

Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century

Jerusalem: the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) Date: circa 1906

The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl with decoration
The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl hanging a wall decoration. The caption reads " Aiding and Abetting." Date: 1928- 1929

Kenya - Masai man with extended earlobe ornament (weighed to increase the distension of the skin). Date: circa 1910s

Oscar Rabin and his Romany band, 1936 Date: 1936

Fancy-Ball Polka, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet, The Fancy-Ball Polka, by E Reynolds. A late Victorian family is depicted, with adults and children dressed up for a party

Pink Court Shoes 1948
A pink high heeled court shoe with peep toes, punched hole decoration and winged heel detail - hence the name Pegasus

Owen Jones Turkish 38
Portion of the decoration of the Dome of the Tomb of Soliman I, Constantinople

Gateau Violette

May Day Garlands 1886
May Day Garland: Three young women, assisted by a toddler, assemble all kinds of flowers for a seasonal garland

Mistinguett / Leopard
MISTINGUETT (Jeanne Bourgeois) French actress and dancer with a leopard wrapped around her neck - just for decoration, you understand

Mosque at Woking / 1889
The 1st purpose-built mosque in Britain at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking

Prussian Iron Cross
Two examples of the Prussian decoration of the Iron Cross. One from 1813 and on from 1870

Victorian Wallpaper - in popular emerald green - which contained poisonous arsenic. William Morris, famed for his wallpaper designs

Interior of a working class home 1920
Decor of early 1910s working class home, but photograph taken near the end or just after the First World War, showing carpeted floor, wallpaper, photographs in frames and ornaments on shelving

Western Australia - Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree
Western Australia, Australia - Five Australian Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree (an an Australian Aboriginal dance ceremony which may take the form of a sacred ritual or an informal gathering)

Stocking
Red fabric Christmas stocking, printed on each side with a pattern of stars and text reading Merry Christmas in a variety of languages

The Cocktail Bar at the Garter Club, 52 Grosvenor Street - decorated in mock-heraldic style. The Table tops represent the titles of well-known Inns. Date: 1933

King Louis XVI-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt wood pelmet, gourgouran lambrequin and curtains, plush drapes, chair and window. Planche 18. Croisee Loius XVi

Wall paintings of candlesticks from the House
Trompe l oeil wall paintings of candlesticks from the House of Castor and Pollux, Pompeii, excavated 1828. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of

Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes, Brighton
Advertising poster, Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes & Sons, North Street, Brighton. circa 1920

A stuffed and mounted Polar Bear at Somerleyton Hall near Lowerstoft, one of 57 bears shot in five weeks at Spitzbergen and in no-mans land by Sir Savile Crossley and Mr Arnold Pike. Date: 1905

English medieval wood carving - church pew decoration
English 15th century medieval wood carving - likely a bench end, the wooden end panel of a church pew. Bench ends were highly decorated with carvings

Contrasting Bathroom

Kitchen with Yellow Sink Date: 1950

Household Objects Date: 1940

Sutton Hoo Treasure. Purse lid. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Advert for Rippingilles oil warming stoves 1890
Made of cast-iron these four decorative oil-warming stoves are odourless, smokeless, portable, safe and easy to clean. Available at ironmonagers. Date: 1890

Mural decorations in the Stoke-on-Trent British Restaurant during the Second World War, on the theme of 1851 and All That and carried out by Arthur Berry

Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain - Mirador of Lindaraja (or Daraxa) - The dressing room or bedroom of the Sultana had this bay window (or a mirador)

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