Swanking at Whitley BayI M SWANKING LIKE AN HEIRESS AT WHITLEY BAY - I VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT WORK ! Date: circa 1910
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of MarlboroughPortrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow - Barbara HuttonPortrait of Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl"
The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May GoeletAmerica and the Peerage - Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903
May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girlMiss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million
Countess of Tankerville (Leonora Van Marter)Lady Paget, formerly Minnie Stevens of New York, American heiress and prominent society hostess. Known as Mrs Arthur Paget before her husband was elevated to the peerage. Date: 1904
Countess of Suffolk, Margaret (Daisy) LeiterMargaret " Daisy" Leiter, sister-in-law of Lord Curzon (who was married to her sister Mary). She married Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk in 1904
May Goelet RoxburgheMARY WILSON MAY GOELET duchess of ROXBURGHE American heiress, wife of Henry, eighth duke. Date: ? - 1937
Nancy Cunard on cover of The SketchFront cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press
The Duchess of Marlborough and the Marquess of BlandfordConsuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. She married the duke in 1895 after being coerced into the marriage by her
Marie Ernest Paul Boniface de Castellane, French MarquisVintage 19th century photograph: Marie Ernest Paul Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane, known as Boni de Castellane, was a French nobleman and politician
Daisy Fellowes (nee Margeurite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg (1890 - 1962), celebrated society figure, acclaimed beauty, novelist, poet
Jo Carstairs in racing boat Estella IVMarion Joe Carstairs, pictured with her engineer Mr Joe Harris in the Napier engine racing motor boat, Estella IV which she planned to drive in the International Trophy Race for Motor Boats to be
Dickie Gordon and Walter Crisham at Eden RocDorothy Mary " Dickie" Fellowes-Gordon (3 August 1891 11 August 1991) Scottish socialite, coal industry heiress and singer, companion of Elsa Maxwell
Count & Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow at Monte Carlo BeachCount and Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, lunching beside the pool at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera. Date: 1936
Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow (Barbara Hutton), 1938Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton (1912-76) pictured at the fashionable Venice Lido in 1938 wearing a Chinese style pyjamas
Tatler cover - Barbara HuttonCover of The Tatler magazine featuring Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton (1912-76). Hutton, the Woolworths heiress, dubbed
Osbornes leapIn 1559, Sir William Hewet (Clothworker) was mayor, whose income is estimated at lb6, 000 per annum. Hewet lived on London Bridge, and one day a nurse playing with his little daughter Anne
The Duchess of Manchester (Helena Zimmerman)Helena Zimmerman (1878-1971), who married William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester in 1900. She was the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati, Ohio
Doris Duke at Baileys Beach, NewportDoris Duke, American tobacco heiress, photographed at Baileys Beach, Newport, the most exclusive bathing beach in the USA. Date: 1934
Mrs Arthur Paget and the Grand Duke AlexisMrs Arthur Paget, formerly the American heiress, Minnie Stevens (Steevens) photographed with Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, who was head of the Russian army
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough with her two sonsPortrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Marlborough wedding to Consuelo VanderbiltThe wedding ceremony in the Church of St. thomas, New York City. Date: 1895
Duchess of Marlborough at the DerbyConsuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough pictured with a friend at the Epsom Derby in 1914
Nancy Cunard, 1915Nancy Cunard (1896-1965), heiress to the Cunard Line fortune enjoyed the friendship of avant-garde writers and artists, and advocated liberal social causes during the 1920-30s
Duchess of Marlborough & Mrs BelmontConsuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough pictured with Mrs O. H. P
Prince and Princess Alexis Mdivani at Hotel de Paris, BrayPortrait of Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl", pictured with her husband Prince Alexis Mdivani
Lady Paget, previously Mrs Arthur Paget, formerly the American heiress, Minnie Stevens (Steevens), American heiress and prominent society figure. Date: 1909
Lily Duchess of Marlborough with her sonLily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (n饠 Lilian Warren Price) (June 10, 1854 January 11, 1909), American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age
Mrs Adair, formerly American heiress Cornelia Wadsworth. Married her second husband, the wealthy Irishman, Mr John George Adair, in 1867. A leading society hostess during the Edwardian era
Wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Cynthia AshleyLord Louis Mountbatten escorting his new bride Lady Edwina Ashley after their marriage at St. Margarets, Westminster on 18th July 1922
Viscountess Deerhurst (Virginia Daniel)Viscountess Deerhurst, formerly Virginia Daniel Bonynge, step-daughter of Californian millionaire Charles W. Bonynge, one of the so-called dollar princesses
Duchess of MarlboroughPortrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Mrs Harry Payne WhitneyGertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 April 18, 1942), American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City
The Mdivanis 7000 party - Barbara HuttonPage from the Sketch with photographs of one of the most wonderful parties of modern times held at the Ritz Hotel in Paris by Prince Alexis Mdivani and his wife, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton
Nancy LeedsPrincess Anastasia of Greece, formerly Mrs W.B. Leeds, born Nonnie May Stewart. Nancy came from a wealthy family and had previously married well twice before
Scene from Shakespeares play, The Merchant of VeniceA scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, in which Bassanio chooses the leaden casket rather than the gold or silver one, and wins Portia, a rich heiress
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Alexina de KelkirschFalka by H.B. Farnie. Alexina de Kelkirsch, shown here, is a young heiress. The caption reads Ive got a mind of my own. Date: 1880s
Mrs Reginald FellowesDaisy Fellowes (nee Margeurite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg (1890-1962), celebrated society figure, acclaimed beauty, novelist, poet, editor in chief of French Harpers Bazaar magazine
Princess Mdivani (Barbara Hutton)Portrait of Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl"
Mrs Adair (Cornelia Wadsworth)Mrs Adair, formerly American heiress Cornelia Wadsworth, pictured in fancy dress costume in the Empire style for a Fancy Dress ball she gave in 1903
Lilian, Duchess of MarlboroughLily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (n饠 Lilian Warren Price) (June 10, 1854 January 11, 1909), American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age. Date: 1895
Wanted American Heiress - Victorian ScrapVictorian Scrap - People Who Want to Marry - " Wanted American Heiress". A lazy aristocratic young gent on the hunt for riches without effort...! Date: circa 1890s
Mrs Reginald Fellowes - Bystander front coverDaisy Fellowes (nee Margeurite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg (1890-1962), celebrated society figure, acclaimed beauty, novelist, poet, editor in chief of French Harpers Bazaar magazine
Duchess / NorthumberlandELIZABETH DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND Wife of Sir Hugh Percy (Smithson) 1st Duke (3rd creation) & granddaughter of the heiress of Percy family. Date: 1716 - 1776
Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Florence Davis)Florence (n饠 Davis), Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (later Countess Howe) (died 1925), Former wife of 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Lady Curzon - Mary LeiterMary Victoria Leiter, daughter of the founder of Chicago department store, Marshall Field and wife of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Lady Bagot (Miss Lillian May)Lady Bagot, formerly Miss Lillian May of Baltimore, daughter of Henry May, one of many so-called dollar princesses, wealthy American heiresses who married into the British nobility in the late 19th
