Expensive Collection (page 2)

Interior of Titanias Palace dolls house
Interior of Titanias Palace, a valuable dolls house (or miniature castle) -- at the time of this photograph it was claimed to be the worlds most expensive one. This room is labelled Titanias Boudoir

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar Bruce
Caricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh

Renault 18Cv Torpedo
Renault 18cv Torpedo Sport Date: 1924

Cartoon, The final shot. The armistice might have been signed, but there are still bills to pay. While he pays for their expensive meal, she nonchalantly powders her nose. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Lady motorists headwear 1906
What to wear on ones head, when one is invited out for a motor ride but is anxious about ones expensive coiffure Date: 1906

The Cost of Coming Out - 1958 Season
Page from The Tatler featuring an article about the cost of coming out as a debutante in 1958, the last year debs were presented to the Queen at court

Buildings in Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1. Date: circa 1920s

British Bulldog - One of the Fleet - The Flag Lieutenant"
British Bulldog - One of the Fleet - The " Flag Lieutenant" - recently sodl for 500 by the British Bulldog Kennels (Proprietor: T Francis, Glyn Taff, Old Charlton, SE Date: circa 1910s

Stationery, Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd, London
Stationery, Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd, Knightsbridge and Sloane Street, London, with handwritten details. 1918

Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1
Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Cost of food and drink, WW1
Cartoon illustrating the cost of food and drink during the First World War. Various tradesmen comment on the cost of their produce. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Good sense, WW1
Cartoon, Good sense. An extravagant wife explains to her soldier husband why she had to buy such expensive clothes, and travel home by taxi. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Golden eggs, WW1
Cartoon, Golden eggs, a comment on the cost of eggs during the First World War. A cockerel says his wife has become very snooty since the value of her eggs went up to nine sous each! Date: 1916

Main Avenue West, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Main Avenue West, a residential area of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1906

Advertisement, Clubland White port
Advertisement for Clubland White, the connoisseurs port, with a bottle and a bunch of hanging grapes. Date: circa 1920s

A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1
CHEMIST: " That, madame, is petrol - our dearest and rarest perfume." Cartoon in The Bystander commenting on the extortionate cost of petrol as it became increasingly scarce on the home

Paris, France - Bagatelle, near Bois de Boulogne. This parc was ironically called Bagatelle, which means bauble, by reference to its considerable cost (around 4 million)

Food Protest in Hyde Park, WW1
A crowd in Hyde Park, London, protesting about the high price of food and of profiteering during the First World War. Date: 1917

Cartoon criticising dogs given luxury food in wartime, WW1
One of the horrors of war. " And did ums tink their mumsie would waste her money on the horrid war and rob her popsy-wopsies of their ickle nicy-picie" An illustration by George L

Which is it Master likes so much? by George Studdy
Which is it Master likes so much? Bonzo tries out all the cigars in his masters cabinet, to see what the attraction is. Date: 1923

Aerial view, Robin Hood set and studio, Hollywood, USA
Aerial view of the set and Fairbanks-Pickford Studios in Hollywood, USA, for the film, Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (released 1922), one of the most expensive Hollywood films of the 1920s

Set for Robin Hood film, Hollywood, USA
Part of the set (the castle drawbridge) for the film, Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (released 1922), one of the most expensive Hollywood films of the 1920s. Date: circa 1922

Mayfair in 1716
A decidedly rural looking Mayfair, now the most prestigious and expensive area of London, pictured in 1716. Date: 1716

Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired

WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit in rationing coupons
WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit - Cost 8 guineas and 26 Clothing rationing coupons - 17th June, 1941. In 1942, each person had 60 coupons p.a. which reduced down to 24 coupons by 1945

Bridge Illustrated - Gone on Diamonds
A pretty young lad and her adoring (and rich, although perhaps the Pawnbroker sign top right may mean he isn t all he appears) husband spend some of (his) money on something sparkly at the Jewellers

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - AFTER (2 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1918 (2/2) Date: circa 1918

SANT CLIMENT DE TAsLL, Master of (12th century). Church of Sant Climent in Tall. Detail. The use of the blue colour, very expensive

Joaquin Sorolla. They Still Say That Fish Is Expensive
Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). They Still Say That Fish Is Expensive!. Costumbrism. Oil on canvas

Spending money 1918
Various scenes of women and men spending money. Date: 1918

Extraordinary and expensive engagement of Hardeen the king of handcuff kings and jail breakers. Date 1906

William Ogden jewellery advertisement
Advertisement for prestigious jeweller, William Ogden, featuring a model wearing a number of precious looking bracelets. Date: 1930

Siddeley Special
An expensive (L1300) but handsome, powerful and luxurious touring limousine. Date: 1937

Royal Picardy Hotel
THE ROYAL PICARDY HOTEL at LE TOUQUET, described on the back of the card as VERY expensive Date: 1932

A Fool and his money is soon parted A bellboy and a lady are doing their best to remove the money from a gentlemans wallet!

The Man of the Moment by George Ranstead
The Man of the Moment, a local grocer, is depicted wearing expensive clothes and smoking a fat cigar. Shopkeepers were often accused of profiteering during the Great War and were frequently satirised

The treasures of Prince Youssoupof
Jewellery worth a total of 300 million, collected for the presidential visit on the 18th July 1925, at the Diamond Pavilion, the exhibition of Decorative Arts

Berliet Automobile
A fabulous Berliet car with a full compliment of passengers

Burney streamlined car
The Burney Streamlined car, with engine placed at the back. The car was a glorious failure, as it was too expensive and unconventional despite the Prince of Wales buying one. Maximum speed was 40mph

Dryden / Bugatti / 25
With roof or without, the Bugatti breathes an image of sportiness... expensive sportiness

Mary Washes his Feet
While he is dining with Simon the Pharisee, Mary Magdalen anoints his feet with expensive toiletries

What the War Cost
The Great War was far more expensive than any previous European conflicts, as this picture makes clear

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

Renault in Country 1927
Renault in a rural setting

Vauxhall-Kington 25 1921
The Vauxhall-Kington 25, selling for 1450 pounds, is designed for sporty touring

Cunard Queen Mary 1936
The famous Cunard liner

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