Elegant Collection (#49)

Tobacco Satire 1630
Three elegant chaps sit smoking around a table, as a man in the garb of a jester vomits profusely

Blind Mans Buff / French
Elegant ladies and gentlemen plays blind mans buff

LATHAMs ANTOINETTE
Levavasseurs elegant but efficient Antoinette series - this is Antoinette VII - are flown notably by Hubert Latham, who twice tries to cross the Channel in one

French Ice Skater 1813
An elegant Parisian fellow skates smoothly along, with his arms folded

Skating at St Leonards
Elegant men and women skate on a rink at the American Palace Pier, St Leonards-on-sea

Elegant Player 1913
A well-dressed croquet player, wearing a model from James et cie : her opponent not only envies her rivals costume but is appalled at what she is about to do to her ball

ADERs EOLE 1891
ADERs EOLE I The most elegant of Aders would-be flying machines, this is also the least practicable and the least successful

Deperdussin Monoplane
A supremely elegant design from one of the great French pioneers : piloted here by Vergnieault

Bird Dance / Japan / 1862
An elegant dancer performing the Bird Dance in a elaborate costume and headdress

Ladies Playing Billiards
Two ladies play in an elegant billiard-room

Elegant Lady Sketches
Pale blue robe ornamented on the bodice, cuffs & hem with narrow pinked flounces (volans) & worn with a white embroidered cap & ruff & black slippers

Renault Car 1925
An elegant couple and their smart new Renault car

Parisienne in Shower
An elegant Parisienne in her shower

Crayfish Display
An elegant display of crayfish on a plate

Renault by Balcony
The chauffeur waits in the Renault while the husband waits for his wife on the stonework balcony of their elegant home

Renault Posh Coachwork
This elegant Renault cabriolet Claridges boasts coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand

ALVIS 4. 3 LITRE 1936
The Alvis 4.3 litre Vanden Plas two-door saloon, a discreetly elegant model combining power with handsome good looks

By Car to Sea / Femina / Fra
Fashionable ladies arrive by car to the sea

Lady Leaves by Car
An elegant Viennese lady enters her chauffeur-driven car at night, clutching a bunch of roses

Molyneux Dresses 1930
Two dress designs by Molyneux both with gored flaring skirts, belts & matching sac jackets. One has chevron panels or inserts which add interest to the skirt

Costume by Lelong 1930
Lucien Lelong grey-blue coat with geometric panels, flaring hem & deep cuffs & collar trimmed with astrakan fur. A small skull fitting cap covers the hair

Dresses by Regny 1930
Jane Regny designs show soft fitted dresses in brightly coloured prints with gored skirts & ornamental panels. Accessories: white gloves & soft hats that cover the hair

Evening Dresses 1930
Two elegant sleeveless gowns with gored skirts. One uses panels to give a geometric effect the other has a shoulder strap ornamented with artificial flowers

Costume / Fake Fur C. 1940
Elegant pre-Utility tailored costume with long jacket line, 6 buttons, pocket flaps & fake fur trim (Nutria)

Carriage in the Bois
An elegant Parisienne drives with her dog in an open carriage in the Bois de Boulogne

Woman / Lipstick 1925
An elegant young woman in the latest fashion looks in a small hand mirror and applies her lipstick

Woman / Lipstick 1914
Elegant woman applies her red lipstick

Makeup Lipstick 1927
Elegant young woman with bobbed hair sits on a bench to do her lipstick

Makeup / Beauty Spots 18C
Four elegant ladies with beauty spots and patches on their faces

Make-Up / Lady Checking
A fashionable woman checks her make-up with a small pocket mirror. Date: 1936

Hairdresser Interior
Art deco design by H Becher for a hair salon

Wash Basin 1930
An elegant pink washbasin by Dent & Hellyer in an art deco bathroom

Bathing Beauty 1919
An elegant young bather sitting on a rock encounters an amorous wave

Green Lady in Cafe 1909
An elegant woman in a long green coat sips her drink through a straw

Drawing Room
The elegant back drawing room in an English home

Female Type / Intimacy
A vision of intimacy: an elegant woman in a revealing black dress

Female Type Resting 1931
An elegant woman sits relaxing in a cool white dress on a hot summer day

Female Type / Slimline
Slim young flapper type with bobbed hair

Social / Danish Women 1914
Two elegant Danish women, one in a feathered hat, chatting on a sofa

Little Nurse / Kirchner
An elegant young woman in nurses uniform, with her fishnet stockings showing underneath

Female Type / Relaxing 19C
An elegant Victorian woman relaxing on a chaise longue

Female Type / Sassoon 19C
An elegant Victorian woman in an elaborate white dress: Mrs Sassoon, possibly an actress

Female Type / Wombwell 19C
An elegant Victorian woman in a lacy dress: Mrs Wombwell

Female Type / Beatrice
A beautiful young woman: Beatrice

Dressed for the Beach
Fashionable ladies in their elegant beachwear

Dinners and Diners 1902
A roomful of elegant diners eat in a restaurant

Elegant People / Dogs / Cars
A contest of elegance. Well dressed ladies and gentlemen with their smart dogs and smarter cars

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