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Advert for Peter Robinsons womens undergarments 1912Annual sale available at Oxford Street and Regent Street department stores. Two models wearing long-line corsets, with straight-front giving no curving to the figure. Date: 1912
International Law - The Better Way by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly, 14th November 1874. A boat called The Arbitrator carrying the flag of truce lands in Geneva
Cecil Beatons bedroom, his guests and his fantailsThe top photograph shows Cecil Beaton at home with guests at Ashcombe House; from l-r: Miss Tilly Losch, Mrs Harcourt Smith, Sir Alfred Beit, Lady Charles Cavendish, Miss Tallulah Bankhead
Cartoon, Round figures, WW1Cartoon, Round figures. A French gendarme officiously challenges a civilian man about his age. The document says 47, but he is sure the man looks nearer 50. Date: 1916
Sumerian Fashions and Coiffure 500 Years Ago: KhafajeA page from The Illustrated London News, 9 June 1934. Statuettes and figures found during excavations at Khafaje (Khafajah) Date: 9 June 1934
Cartoon, Political Dreamings, Visions of Peace! Perspective Horrors! by James Gillray. Showing William Windham, British War Minister, asleep and dreaming in bed, surrounded by visions
Wayang puppet theatre of Bali, IndonesiaWayang puppet theatre and gamelan musicians of Bali, Indonesia. Date: circa 1920s
Three Indian figures from a monument.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)
Persepolis, capital of Achaemenid Persia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages
Dulcimer, a variety of psaltery or qanun played with hammers.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J
Reliquary.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
Cuirass (breastplate) and dagger, early 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt
Bridal crown of a noble woman of Nuremburg, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century
Silk embroidery.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
Illuminated figure.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
The Feeding of our Expeditionary Army, WW1The Feeding of our Expeditionary Army, showing the methods of transporting food to troops on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914
Why Englands Food is Safe, WW1Why Englands Food is Safe, showing how the majority of food supplies come from countries who are not on the side of the enemy during the First World War. Date: 1914
Vintage greek tableau on lawn six figures Date: 1922
End of Winter four figures Date: 1913
End of Spring five figures in garden Date: 1913
Three figures one on motorbike Date: 1918
WW2 Christmas card, wartime womanWW2 Christmas card, a wartime woman considering her work options. Date: circa 1942
Figures on bridge Date: 1903
Boys drawing in chalk, Balham, SW LondonBoys drawing chalk figures on the ground in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
WW2 Christmas card from home (inside). Date: circa 1942
WW2 Christmas card, Business As Usual (inside). Date: circa 1942
Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire with two Edwardian ladiesA fine example of what the prosperous Edwardian lady would wear for a walk in the coutry - on the left is Kate Nash, daughter of an industrialist from London
Children playing schools, with a teacher writing sums up on a blackboard. Date: circa 1930s
Figures in an Edwardian garden at Strathclyde, Offertomn Lane, Stockport. The man is Frank Battersby, son of the owner, and the woman standing is Franks sister Edith
Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston, Texas, USA, in memory of those who died in the Texas Revolution (Texas War of Independence, 1835-1836)
Silhouette of girl and geese, Cremona advertSilhouette of girl and geese by H.L. Oakley, advert for Cremona Dairy Cream Toffee. Oakley produced 38 groups of nursery figures which were printed in colour on the toffee tins
COLONIA, Francisco de ( -1542). PellejerdoorCOLONIA, Francisco de ( -1542). Pellejeric door. 1516. SPAIN. Burgos. Cathedral of St. Mary. Tribute of the bishop to the Virgin. Gothic art. Relief
Sepulchre of the Bishop Ramon d Escaldes. 1409 - 1411. SPAIN. Barcelona. Cathedral. Gothic art. Sculpture on marble
COLONIA, Francisco de ( -1542). SPAIN. Burgos. Church of Saint Nicholas of Bari. Altarpiece of Francisco de Colonia (? -1542) in limestone, ca.1505. Gothic art. Relief
Dance scene. 6th c. BC. Kylix with black figures. Archaic Greek art. Ceramics. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia
ANTINOܓ(110-130). Young Greek famous because ofANTINOܓ (110-130). Young Greek famous because of his beauty, favourite of Emperor Hadrian. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. UMBRIA. Perugia. National Archaeological Museum of Umbria
Roma (2nd c. ). Imperial Age. Roman legionary. SculptureRoma (2nd c.). Imperial Age. Roman legionary. Sculpture
Camoes or Camoens, Luis Vaz de (1524-1580). Portuguese Renaissance writer and poet. Monument dedicated to the writer. Sculpture. INDIA. Goa
EPICURUS (341-270 BC). Greek philosopher. Bust of Epicurus, 2nd c. A.D. Roman art. Sculpture. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Capitoline Museums
NORWAY. Begby. Zoomorphic figures (1000 BC). Bronze Age. Cave
SPAIN. Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma. St. Mary of the Assumptions Cathedral. The queen of Saba, king Salom nd Judith, sculptures that decorate the right side of the leading facade
Low relief with thermopolium or tavern scene, 2nd c. A.D. from Augusta Trevirorum. Sarcophagus of the Abbey of St. Maximin. Roman art. Early Empire. Relief on rock. GERMANY. RHINELAND-PALATINATE
MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El TajRelief from the southMEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj Relief from the south ball court. Depicts the sacrifice of a ball player. Classic period, c 500 - 900. Totonacan art. Sculpture
GALVEZ Y GALLARDO, Jos頤e (1720-1787). SpanishGALVEZ Y GALLARDO, Jos頤 e (1720-1787). Spanish lawyer, a colonial official in New Spain (1764-1772) and ultimately Minister of the Indies (1775-1787)
Horse small statue (618-907). Chinese art. Tang period. Ceramics. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum
Profile of the face of Buddha, 17-18th c. Sculpture. THAILAND. CENTRAL. PHRA NAKHON. Ayutthaya. Chao Sam Phraya National Museum (Ayutthaya)
Ramses III. 1180 BC. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. Mit-Rahineh
Head of Man. 2nd c. - 3rd c. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on marble. JORDAN. Amman. Archaeological Museum