Exotic Collection (page 23)

Parisian stage entertainer in (vaguely!) Siamese costume
Dramatic photograph of a Parisian stage entertainer in her wonderful two-piece oriental-style costume Date: circa 1920s

Oriental Egyptain Beauty wearing a Dragonfly Wing skirt
Oriental Egyptian Beauty wearing a Dragonfly Wing skirt, a very popular motif of the period in fashion and jewellery. The terminology was Plique-a-jour (French for " letting in daylight" )

Dandy Pianist - a Wow with the Party Ladies
Botany - The Dandelion - a florid little man! A wow with all the ladies (up to a point!). A pianist, possibly modelled in part on popular Polish pianist Paderewski? Date: circa 1907

French Showgirl wearing an array of amazing feathers
Fabulous photograph of a French Showgirl Berny, bedecked in an array of amazing feathers. Date: circa 1910

Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Baghdad (US Film - 1924). Date: 1924

Algerian Moorish beauty " Antinea la Charmeuse", dressed in headscarf, earrings and not a lot else... Date: circa 1910s

Turkestan - Camel Trader passes below an archway
The Golden Road to Turkestan. Tourist Guide to Turkestan - (then in) Soviet Central Asia. Date: 1933

Young Egyptian woman holding an amphora
An extremely odd artistic photographic postcard showing a young Egyptian woman holding an amphora close to her naked breast

Pretty Japanese girl and roll blind Date: circa 1912

Russian beauty as an exotic Indian Dancer
Russian beauty in the costume of a Devadasi - an Indian Temple Dancer Date: 1901

Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore Date: circa 1909

A Young Moor with a Still Life of Fruit, by Tobias Stranover (1684-1756). Date: 1731

Design with wild animals. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1950

Enoplosus armatus
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Epimachus ellioti, elliots sicklebill
Plate from a first edition of Birds of New Guinea by John Gould (1804 - 1881)

Spiranthus speciosa, orchid
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hydrangea sp. hydrangea
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. Black Hamburgh grape
Illustration of a bunch of grapes from Plate LXI by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. cherry
Illustration of cherries from Plate VIII in a volume published by George Brookshaw, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Liliaceae: lily
Plate 159 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Stanhopea insignis, orchid
Watercolour from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Bronphtoria sarpuinea
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Wallaces butterflies
Display box of butterflies collected by Alfred Russel Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Cadphises moorei
Indo-Australasian butterfly specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Gardenia rothmannia, candlewood
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa multiflora, baby rose
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Catasetum macrocarpum, monkshead orchid
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Bletia verecunda, tropical orchid
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Wallaces beetles
Display of beetles collected by Alfred R. Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemum
Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Amicua melon
An illustration of a melon from Plate LXXII in a volume published by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from Belize
A brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize

Palm tree and ostrich pattern
A stencilled hanging featuring palm trees and ostrich. 1922

Macaw parrot
Fabric design featuring a Macaw parrot perched on a branch, surrounded by lush vegetation. Date: 1922

Exotic birds amongst flowers
Fabric design featuring brightly coloured exotic birds, with a background of vibrant flowers. Date: 1922

Colourful flowers and birds
Colourful fabric design depicting exotic birds perching on branch with bright exotic flowers Date: 1922

Floral peacock pattern for fabric
A brightly-coloured design with peacocks perched on branches, surrounded by exotic flowers. Date: 1922

Wallpaper design depicting exotic birds on branch 1922

GAUGUIN, Paul (1848-1903). Still Life with Exotic

Richard Burton (Leighton
RICHARD BURTON Traveller in Arabia and translator of the Arabian Nights and other exotic texts. Date: 1821-1890

Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable
Cover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936

Lyman H. Howes high class moving pictures - new magic pictures. Print shows people watching motion picture in theater, includes insert of head-and-shoulders portrait of Lyman H. Howe

Lyman H. Howes new marvels in moving pictures. Print shows people watching a motion picture in a theater of an infantry attack during the Spanish-American War; includes insert of head-and-shoulders

Castles in Spain by Nick
Front cover illustration by Nick depicting a fashionable woman dressed up in a Spanish style mantilla and shawl. Date: 1927

Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia
Two beautiful Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia, wearing elaborate metal wrist bracelets and bangles, jewellery, necklaces, shawls, headresses and massive hooped earrings. Date: circa 1910s

The Amphibians, 1927 by Peter
A somewhat sybaritic seaside scene showing a young, fashionable men and women having fun at the Lido, buying fruit from a seller. Date: 1927

Tigers by Raymond Sheppard - a mother with her two tiger cubs in the jungle. Date: 1936

Girl laden with Xmas gifts
Girl over-laden with exotic Christmas gifts in a winter setting Date: circa 1924

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