Elite Collection

Samurai Elevated
In the 8th century, during the Fujiwara era, the military order of Samurai are elevated to an elite rank above other citizens, with a strict moral code and high cultural values

Nancy Lancaster
Lady Willoughby de Eresby and Mrs Ronald Tree (better known as Nancy Lancaster), billed in The Tatler as M.P.s wives on their presentation at court at Buckingham Palace

Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, by Thomas
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). English painter. Portrait of Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Exhibition of Fine Arts, Salon of Palais de L Industrie
Scene at the opening of the annual exhibition of fine arts in the salon of the Palais de L Industrie, Champs Elysee, Paris

Marquis Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro

Turkey. Janissaries
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Ottoman Sultan going to the mosque. Turkey. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Harland & Wolff letter to Mrs A W Frost
RMS Titanic - letter to Mrs A W (Lizzie) Frost, widow of Anthony (Artie) Wood Frost, Harland & Wolff Guarantee Group Fitter, dated June 1912

Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving, 19th century
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Agusta A. 109E Power Elite ZE416
Empire Test Pilots School - Agusta A.109E Power Elite ZE416 (msn 11173), at the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day on 13 July 2013 Date: 2013

Wife of the elite samurai class relaxing
Wife of the elite samurai class reading books, with other women writing with a pen, one looking at ukiyo-e prints, and one folding paper. Another woman delivers reams of paper and ink

Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th century
Japanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles

Costume of a Cent-Suisse in Henri IV, 1846
Costume of a Cent-Suisse, elite infantry guard, in Henri IV by Saint-Hilaire and Michel Delaporte, Cirque Olympique, 1846

Kayan people, Cassay cavalry and Birman peasant
Man and woman of the Kayan mountain tribe, Cassay elite cavalryman of the Burmese imperial guard, and Birman peasant with sword and shield

Elegant couple arriving for supper at the Savoy, 1913
Elegant and well-heeled party arriving for supper at the Savoy, 1913. The gentlemen are wearing white tie. Date: 1913

MAMELUKES OF FRENCH ARMY
Mamelukes in the French service : Napoleon is particularly proud of this elite force which is part of the Imperial Guard Date: circa 1807

GENDARMES DELITE
Gendarmes delite (soldiers, not police) Date: circa 1807

Eton V. Harrow 1914
Social elite gather for the annual Eton and Harrow cricket match at Lords. Date: 1914

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH HUSSAR
Officer of the 5th Hussars, Elite Company on horseback. Date: 1806

Japan-British Exhibition - White City - Elite Gardens
Elite Gardens - The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 took place at White City, London in Great Britain from 14 May 1910 to 29 October 1910. Date: 1910

Cecil Beatons tea party in a tram
Cecil Beaton hosted a tea party in a tram which stood in his garden at Ashcombe, his Wiltshire home. Round the table are Princesse Jean de Faucigny-Lucinge, Mr Cecil Beaton, Mr Charles James

Officers sword, 51st Foot, 1809 (c); blade is curved, flat backed, unfullered with a spear point, and is double edged for the last 10 in; steel stirrup guard; steel hilt mounts

Japanese soldiers in uniform
Japanese soldiers. A colonial trooper (left) and a member of the Elite Infantry (right). circa 1906

Officer of the 1st Prussian Guards in parade uniform
The Corps D elite of the German army whose suprement effort the British repulsed on 11th November 1914: officer of the 1st Prussian Guards in parade uniform Date: 1914

Party hosted by the Countess of Clermont-Tonnerre
Magnificent eastern-inspired party held by The Countess of Clermont-Tonnerre for the elite of Parisian society, at the hotel on the Rue Christoph Colomb

Hotel Kamp, Helsinki, Finland
Hotel Kamp built in 1887.The hotel was founded by Carl K䭰, Hotel and became the hotel of Finnish culture, a meeting place for the elite and intellectuals. Date: circa 1920

Vintage Hairnet Packaging - Elite Hair Net - double cap in dark brown - " Hand made of selected human hair". circa 1950s

Janissaries. Elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultans household troops and bodyguards. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. First Empire (Napelon I)
Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. Group of elite soldier of the French Army under the direct command of Napelon I. Engraving. 1812

The Yellow Riders, 1885-1886, by George Hendrik Breitner (18
George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). Dutch painter. The Yellow Riders, 1885-1886. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Stone Pagoda Monument - erected for Taira-no-Kiyomori, Kobe, Japan. Taira-no-Kiyomori was a samurai warrior in medieval Japan

Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1
Portraits of some prominent Cambridge University sportsmen fighting for their country during the First World War. Top row right is the New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion

Eton College Office Training Corps drilling before lessons
Schoolboy members of the Officers Training Corp at Eton College going through an early morning drill before beginning the days studies in 1915. Date: 1915

Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1
Spread of 76 portraits and key showing sporting Blues from Oxford University who had joined up during the First World War

Cambridge University sportsmen during WW1
A spread from The Sketch magazine featuring 76 portraits of Cambridge Blues who had joined up during the First World War. The Sketch comments that

Jat Zemindars, India
Group photo of four Jat Zemindars, India. The Jat people are traditionally a non-elite group who worked on the land. Zemindars are small local landholders. Date: circa 1890s

Franco-British Exhibition, White City - The Elite Gardens
The Elite Gardens at the Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. The point of the Franco-British Exhibition in 1908 was to celebrate the Entente Cordiale

Cambodia - Phumi Prey Mlu - The Tribal Elite Date: circa 1910s

Wilhelm Opens Reichstag
Kaiser Wilhelm II opening the White Hall of Berlin Castle (Reichstag). Date: 25 June 1888

Mexican Elite
Young women in a Guests of Honour box, possibly watching a bull fight. One of them is wearing a sombrero with a traditional zarape blanket draped in front of her. Date: 1930s

The Corps D Elite of the German army: types of Prussian foot guards, from left: an officer of the Prussian Foot Guards in field uniform; 2

Elite Gardens and Restaurant, Franco-British Exhibition
View of the Elite Gardens and Grand Restaurant at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Elite Gardens, Japan British Exhibition, London
View of the Elite Gardens at the Japan British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1910

France - Chasseurs Alpins
The Chasseurs Alpins (English: Alpine Hunters) are the elite mountain infantry of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare. Date: circa 1912

Social / Eton-Harrow 1914
Social elite gather for the annual Eton & Harrow cricket match at Lords. Ladies wear hobble skirts, tango skirts & tunics. Hats with feathers abound

Garde Imperiale
Uniforms of the VIELLE GARDE IMPERIALE, elite regiment of the French army. tambour-major (drum-bearer), general, porte- drapeau (standard-bearer) and Tambour-Maitre (drum-master)

Rebellious Soldiers
Soldiers of the Preobajensky Guard, an elite corps who were among the first of the armed forces to support the revolution

Franco-British / Elite Gdn
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows a view of Elite Gardens

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