Divan Collection

Three women of the Turkish Harem
Three women of the Harem, pose for the photographer. The true historical nature of the Turkish/Eastern/Ottoman Harem was the housing of the women (and attendant eunuchs)

Exotic Oriental Vase Dance - postcard reproduction of a painting by Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946). Date: 1906

The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905

Model in beaded sequine evening dress
Model reclining on a velvet-upholstered chaise longue wearing a beaded sequine evening dress - she is being served tea by a smartly-attired butler. Date: circa 1948

Menu, Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London
Wartime menu (Bill of Fare), Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London -- including a Ministry of Food Control Order relating to the need for rationing. (1 of 2) 1917

Two photos from the show Hassan at His Majesty's Theatre, December 1923 showing the Dance of the Beggars in the Divan of the Caliph scene

Lord Suffield at the Guards Boat Club, Maidenhead
Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield (1897-1943) reclining on a chaise longue and reading a sporting magazine at the Guards Boat Club, Maidenhead, Berkshire Date: 1932

Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Dinner for a European ambassador at the Grand Vizier's court, in the imperial Council chamber, around year 1788

Reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511
The reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511. Engraving from a painting by the workshop of Bellini, by Lemaitre and Lalaisse

Ottoman Empire. Turkey - Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix. 18
Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). 1826. Louvre Museum. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon

The Sultans judicial Divan
Ten judges seated on the Divan (sofa), the Sultans judiciary 1, and hunters killing deer, Moors killing Spanish knights, Spanish cavalry attacking Moors, 2. Divano

Medals and monuments of the Celtiberians, Celtic people of the Iberian peninsula in the centuries before Christ. Medaglie e monumenti del tempo dei Celtiberieti

Dance of the dervishes, Kadri order. Ballo dei Dervisch Cadry. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Interior of the mosque or divan of the ruler Salah El-Din Yusaf (so-called Palace of Joseph), Cairo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Ali Pasha with hookah. 1820

Odalisque, by Renoir
Odalisque by Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - painting on canvas. Date: 1870

Trade Card for Sultanes Cigarettes - Golden-tipped Oriental Tobacco, featuring a young Sultan seated on a Divan, wearing rather stereotypical curled-toe slippers and a elaborate

Laghouat, Algeria - An Arab Salon
Laghouat, capital city of the Laghouat Province, Algeria - An oppulent Arab Salon interior. Date: circa 1910s

Typical Fantasy Harem Scene from the Middle East - the girls lazing on a sunny afternoon on the roof, catching some rays... Date: circa 1910s

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

The Column of Constantine or Burnt Column, Istanbul
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Myanmar - Couple posing on a divan
Myanmar - Couple (Prince and Princess?) posing on a divan Date: circa 1906

Madame Pompadour (1721-1764). Portrait by Francois Boucher (
Francois Boucher (1703-1770). French painter. Madame Pompadour, 1758. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Zoroastrian Woman reclining on a divan
Zoroastrian (Parsee) Woman reclining on a divan Date: circa 1910s

Yemen (Aden) - Group of local Arab Chiefs, standing and seated, close to a huge nargile pipe Date: circa 1910s

French furnishing -- corner seating. circa 1850s

Myanmar - A Burmese girl reclining on a studio divan, holding a folded fan. Date: circa 1910s

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Residence of the Ottoman sultans for 1465-1856. View of Divan

Myanmar - A Burmese Beauty reclining on a divan. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Maple & Co chairs 1892
Three upholstered comfortable chairs available from Maple & Co, in Tottenham Court Road, London. 1892

Costumes of Algiers; Jewish couple, Moor, National Guard and Divan.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Istanbul, Turkey - View toward the Burnt Column
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Istanbul, Turkey - The Burnt Column
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Jewish Woman reclining on a divan - India Date: circa 1910s

Exotic Turkish Woman of the Harem Date: circa 1904

Reclining Oriental Beauty with Hookah Pipe - sprawled across a divan covered witha beautiful patterned fabric. Date: circa 1902

MODERN BEDROOM
A modern Art Deco style bedroom, with a practical divan sofa, simple bookcase and stylish gas fireplace. Date: 1930s

German Music Hall Entertainer in Istanbul
A German Music Hall entertainer, Mademoiselle Roesler, posing for a portrait photographer in an alluring position under a white sheet

A Modern Turkish Lady
A Modern Turkish veiled woman reclining on a wicker couch. The beginning of modern Turks

Oriental Beauties in Smyrna
Oriental Beauties visting Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey

Constantinople - The Burnt Column
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Ottoman Palace - Paris Exhibition 1900
Universal Exhibition 1900 - Paris. The Ottoman Palace sitting on top of the Brasserie Scossa for which the card is an advertisement proclaiming that lunch can be had for 4 Francs

Divan in Damascus
Ladies in a divan at Damascus - a fountain-cooled lounge where woman can relax on commodious sofas

Chinese Woman Smoking
A female Chinese opium smoker sits on a divan, preparing to smoke

Carrying the Lamp
A Chinese opium smoker prepares to smoke, carrying his lamp to the divan

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