Fantasy Collection (page 5)

The shadow passeth when the tree shall fall. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem, Love and Death. Date: c.1920

Fantasy cherubs
Cupids Realm. Cherubs in the land of cupid. Date: 1904

The Call of the Sea by Margaret Bradley
Three playful mermaids (or sirens) play in the sea. Date: 1928

Binnie Hale, playing Jill in Mr Cinders
Binnie Hale (Bernice Hale Munro) (1899 - 1984), British revue artiste and actress, photographed by Sasha at the time she was playing Jill opposite Bobby Howes in the hit musical comedy Mr Cinders

Summer shower
Fantasy image of a child with flower fairies. From Little Sunshine, published by Raphael Tuck. Artist: May Bowley Date: 1912

Illustration, Wendy sewing on Peter Pans shadow. Date: 1950s

Illustration, Aladdin and the Beautiful Buddir al Buddoor
Illustration, Aladdin and the Beautiful Princess Buddir al Buddoor, daughter of the Sultan. He falls in love with her and is determined to win her, despite his humble status. Date: 1950s

Platter from Rouen, France, with fantasy Oriental landscape of pagoda, mountains, birds and flowers in imitation chinoiserie

Platter with handles from Rouen, France. Decorated with a fantastical Oriental scene with king, throne, parasol, birds, flowers

Platter from Moustiers, France, 18th century. Chinese fantasy figures with exotic bird and hats on sticks. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Whiskered shrike, Lanius mystaceus. A made up bird, composed of the Lanius ferrugineus, with the belly and tail feathers of a species of Psittacus and breast

Lohengrin and Elsa of Brabant, an old German legend

Trifles Light as Air by Baird
A toy and balloon seller in a fancy costume. Date: 1929

Bystander masthead, 1929 - satryrs chasing lady motorist
Bystander masthead design from 10 July 1929 by Jorgen Myller showing a light hearted scene where a lady motorist is pursued by satyrs or fauns as she drives through woodland

Cartoon, Pillion-bibycle 1875
An idea for the tandem, a man pedaling at the front with the woman sitting precariously at the back sidesaddle. 1875

Lord and Lady Tweeddale with family and exotic pets at Yester Gifford, East Lothian (designed and built by Adam) - large decorative mural painting by John Churchill for the Tweeddale London home

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals, with bridges and gondolas. Date: circa 1900s

Cutting giant sweetcorn for a giant hog, Canada -- fantasy image. Date: 1910

Fancy dress - child in pixie costume
A little girl dressed in a pixie costume. The head dress has particularly large ears! Date: c.1930

A black-and-white scene by Gladys Peto, A River Fantasy
A black-and-white scene by Gladys Peto: A River Fantasy. Striking scene in black and white, designed for the Palace Girls, in which they have appeared at the Victoria Palace Theatre. 1918 Date: 1918

Souvenirs by Brunelleschi, couple in snowy scene
Souvenirs by Brunelleschi. Stylised illustration of a colourful 19th century couple carving their names in the trunk of a tree in a snowy scene while the moon comes up in the violet sky. Date: 1928

The fairy bridge - Fairy tale characters crossing a fantasy bridge to a distant castle. Artist: Marian Ada Peart Date: circa 1922

Poster for Babes in the Wood, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s

Poster for Aladdin, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s

Poster for Jack and the Beanstalk, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s

Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British Actress, Dancer and Singer. One of the most photographed women in the world in the early decades of the 20th century. Date: circa 1910s

Cover of Dance Magazine, June 1927 featuring Shari Karenyi in a Persian Fantasy dance Date: 1927

Saint Georges Victory Date: 1915

Huntley & Palmer Biscuits - Reading & London - Advertisement

Legendary Paul Bunyon Date: 1948

Angel Musicians

Two Fairies

Little Miss Muffet Date: 1914

Cinderella and the Glass Slipper Date: 1916

Mother Goose Date: 1914

Queen Katherines Dream by William Blake (1757-1827) - on paper. Date: 1827

Beautiful fantasy girl admiring the blossom Date: circa 1900s

Cherubs by Charles Robinson
A group of rather rowdy looking cherubs flit around carrying garlands of flowers. By Charles Robinson. Date: c.1920

Twelfth Night - Childs Dream 1854
Child dreaming of characters from the Twelfth Night, dancing at the bottom, including the King and Queen. Date: 1854

LUDGATE HILL CARPETED
Ludgate Hill (London) carpeted. Date: 1920s

COCK AND PEACOCK
The cock and the peacock. Date: 1902

SOLAR POWERED AIRCRAFT
A flying machine fills its tanks with solar power derived from the suns energy. Date: 1898

Girl in Aeroplane Hat
A girl wears a fancy-dress hat in the form of an aeroplane, reflecting the current fascination with all things aviatorial. Date: circa 1909

Futuristic Pearl Hunting
A futuristic vision of pearl hunting by submarine. Date: 1899

ALLEGORY OF MECHANICS
LA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890

ELECTRIC AIRSHIP
Frank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril Date: 1892

Fantasy Animals - Neptune
Hippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea. Date: circa 1860

Jay-Walker Scoop
Device for picking-up jay- walkers in the street; after being sucked in, they find themselves inside a treadmill condemned to keep running... Date: 1927

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