Elegant Collection (#23)

Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff in a pas de deux. circa 1920s

Harcourt Algeranoff, English ballet dancer
Harcourt Algeranoff (1903-1967), English ballet dancer, ballet master and teacher. circa 1920s

Anna Pavlova at home
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, at home. circa 1920s

Spain. Roman funerary monument to Fabia Cellaria. 2nd centur
Roman art. Spain. Funerary monument to Fabia Cellaria. 2nd century AD. From Merida, Extremadura. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona

Young Woman in Fantasy Costume, 1633, by Rembrandt (1606-166
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Young Woman in Fantasy Costume, 1633. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. The Gamblers, c. 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Gallant Company, 1633, by Pieter Codde (1599-1678)
Pieter Codde (1599-1678). Dutch painter. Gallant Company, 1633. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Bourgeois families in the foyer of the Theatre Francais. Colored engraving from 1885

Meeting of aristocratic families in the living room. Colored engraving by George Scott, 1892

Lady writing a letter. Colored engraving from 1888

Lady and gentleman. Engraving by Bonamore. Coloured. 1891

Evaristo Arnus y de Ferrer (1820-1890). Spanish financier. Engraving. Coloured

Poster advertising ERBOS hat makers of Cherbourg, France. Date: circa 1930

Poster advertising L T Piver cosmetics
Poster by Charles Martin advertising L T Piver cosmetics -- perfumes, powders, lotions and soaps. An elegant young woman sprays herself with perfume. circa 1920

Poster advertising Nubian sun cream
Poster by Atelier Pokorny Hofbauer (Czech) advertising Nubian sun cream. Date: circa 1930

Poster advertising a Fashion Exhibition, Turin, Italy
Poster advertising the 2nd National Fashion Exhibition, taking place in Turin, Italy, 17-31 October 1933, with royal patronage. Date: 1933

Elegant Yodoyabashi Bridge, Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Music cover, Shell Out Waltz by Herman Darewski, danced by Cebalios Desmond. 1912

Female figure representing New Jersey, USA
Female figure holding a jug, representing New Jersey, USA. Date: 1906

Fairies of the Garden - The Chrysanthemum. 1903

Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song in waltz time, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, featured by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. 1934

Music cover, Consolation, written and composed by Archie Gottler and Dorothy Booth. 1931

Beacon Street, Boston, USA
Elegant old houses on Beacon Street, Boston, so called because in colonial days a fire was lit on the hilltop to warn the neighbourhood of danger. Date: circa 1895

Government Buildings, Nassau, Bahamas
The elegant Government Buildings at Nassau in the Bahamas. Date: circa 1895

Air de Ballet by Maurice Telma, music cover 1900

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 1 of 2
A fabulously elegant and sedate picnic, with the diners being waited on by a team of servants as a gramophone plays. One of two cartoons by H. M

The Tatler Summer Number front cover by Lewis Baumer
Front cover of The Tatler Summer Number for 1924 featuring an illustration of a fashionably dressed young woman, wearing a graduated pink evening gown with a matching feather fan. Date: 1924

An Ascot frock from Ernest and Redfern, 1924
An Ascot frock from the salon of Ernest and Redfern of Albemarle Street, London. The fourreau is of black satin, the overdress being of black and white foulard marocain

A Lovely Ascot frock from Harrods, 1924
A black and white georgette frock, embroidered with silk and beads, worn with a osprey trimmed hat and silken sunshade decorated with sheared marabout (marabou), all from Harrods of Knightsbridge

Paris Fashions, 1924 by drawn by Peroud
An illustration, by Peroud, originally drawn for The Tatlers counterpart, Eve - The Ladys Pictorial. Special artists were engaged in Paris

Abraham Darcie
ABRAHAM DARCIE (or Darcy, Darssie etc) Writer, known for his translation of Camdens Annals and for his elegant clothing, including a fine lace collar. Date: CIRCA 1625

Polo Dress 1936
A young woman in a pretty taffeta gown and novel hat, daintily shaded with a parasol. A lovely outfit in which to watch the England vs USA polo match, Hurlingham. Date: 20 June 1936

Polo at Hurlingham 1911
Three smartly dressed women converse during a polo event at Hurlingham. Date: 1911

Lady Writing Letter 16C
A lady writes a letter. Date: start of 16th century

Matching Dress & Jacket
Simple yet elegant dress with large motif at the neck line created using braid embroidery is worn with a white jacket with matching motifs, roll collar & padded shoulders. Date: 1930s

Epaulette Dress 1930S
An elegant red dress with skirt panels, self-coloured belt, cross-over collar, tightly buttoned cuffs & gold epaulettes of passementerie & braid. Jean Desses, Paris. Date: 1930s

Coat with Chain Motif
A stylish, 3/4 length coat with wrap-over front, large revers, self-coloured belt & padded applique chain motif running down the bodice. Worn with a brimless hat. Date: 1930s

Flowers on Balcony 1908
An elegant lady tends flowers on a balcony. Date: 1908

Two Dogs Share Meal
An elegant lady dines in a Paris restaurant, with her two well-behaved dogs seated on either side of her. Date: 1908

French Dog Cart
At Gien, France, a dog pulls an elegant little two-seater carriage for a mother and her daughter. Date: 1930s

English Costume 1675-80
Woman: simple, yet elegant gown with ornamented bodice & long cloak. Men: lace falling collar or cravat, vests which replaced doublets, fur- lined coat with half sleeves. Date: 1675 - 1680

French Settee and Chair
An elegant French settee and chair from the Napoleonic period. Date: circa 1810

Dining Room / 1933
Looking from the elegant dining room through to the sitting room. Date: 1933

Henkell Trocken Drinking
A row of seated diners raise their glasses of Henkell sparkling wine - its splendid stuff you know! Date: 1909

Dining Room / 1810
The corner of a large and elegant living room. Date: 1810

Cartoon, postwar benefits. Two elegant French ladies are pleased that winning the war has allowed them to get out their low-cut dresses again, to dance the foxtrot, to eat cakes and dragees

Elegant Evening Dress
Back view of a dress in heavy crepe-satin with gored skirt trimmed with skunk fur at the hem & with an unusual segmented back detail to the bodice with triangular shaped voids. Date: 1930s

Make-up at the theatre 1927
An elegant woman does her make-up on arrival at the theatre. Date: 1927

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