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Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrleansJoan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc) (1412-1431) - on a divine quest to aid France against the English. She bore a white banner bearing the image of God and two Angels
The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time
Ida Barr music hall singer 1882-1967Ida Barr (Maud Barlow) music hall singer and burlesque actress. With Wee Georgie Wood in this image. Signed card. Date: circa 1920s
Lottie Collins music hall singer and dancer 1865-1910Lottie Collins (Charlotte Louisa Collins) music hall singer and dancer. Famous for singing Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay accompanied by a wild skirt dance with high kicks exposing stockings held up by
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat
Poker, detailCast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel
Fire shovel, reverseCast polished steel fire shovel with a decorative brass handle, a floral finial and a bell-shaped blade with a pierced flower motif, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a poker
Rushlight and candle holderIron rushlight and candle holder with a wooden base, made in Ireland, 1700-1800. Date: 1700-1800
PokerCast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel
Coal vaseJapanned coal vase made from lacquered tin plate with gilding and painted floral decoration on the lid, cast iron claw feet and iron lion mask handles, with a removable tin-plate liner
Tinder boxCanister tinder box made from sheet iron, with a tube candle socket and a ring carrying handle, made in England c.1750-1775. Date: c.1750-1775
Fire dogOne of a pair of wrought iron fire dogs with turned brass finials, arched legs and tapered uprights, decorated with raised decoration of Xs and carved feather motifs
Fire dogsOne of a pair of wrought iron fire dogs with turned brass finials, arched legs and tapered uprights, decorated with raised decoration of Xs and carved feather motifs
Pewter plateLarge pewter plate with a reeded edge, marked with the initials FHM and various hallmarks, made in England before 1735. Date: pre 1735
Love and Opportunity, a domestic interior with two men and a woman at a table, engraving, published by Robert Sayer, September 1768. Date: 09/1768
Ladderback chairChestnut ladderback chair with oak and birch stretchers, carved shell decoration on the top rail and a rush seat, possibly made in France c.1800-1900. Date: 1800-1900
Cookery bookManuscript recipe book in original calf covers, 90 pages and index, with an ownership inscription for Ann Dawson, dated 1724. Date: 1724
The Complete Practical CookBook, The Complete Practical Cook; Or, A New System Of the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery, by Charles Carter, London: printed for W. Meadows, in Cornhill; C
Delftware plateTin-glazed earthenware plate with a scallop border painted in blue with a central design of a seated figure in a landscape, made in the Netherlands c.1760-1770. Date: c.1760-1770
StockingRed fabric Christmas stocking, printed on each side with a pattern of stars and text reading Merry Christmas in a variety of languages
Portrait of George Michael Moser and his Wife MaryPortrait of Mary and George Michael Moser with a dog, oil on canvas, by Carl Marcus Tuscher, c.1741-43, in a gilt frame with moulded decoration. Date: c.1741-1743
Guilbaud CabinetWalnut-veneered writing cabinet bearing the trade label of John Guilbaud, retailed in London, c.1695-1700. Date: 1693-1712
Metamorphic tableEbonised mahogany metamorphic table on three scrolled feet with floral gilt metal decoration, manufactured in England c.1820. Date: c.1820
TableDraw-leaf table made from oak with carved friezes, made in England c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650
Fireback and grateCast iron fireback with a grate component and an arched top, decorated with a vase, roses and other floral motifs within a trailing foliate border surmounted by sea-monsters, possibly Flemish
Occasional tableBamboo occasional table with a lacquered octagonal top and four drop-down leaves, manufactured by W.F. Needham in Birmingham, c.1888. Date: c.1888
Front cover of Hinks Lamps catalogueHinks lamps, a hardback catalogue with fold-out pages and black and white illustrations of paraffin lamps, shades and accessories manufactured by James Hinks & Son Ltd
Christmas card, insideChristmas card embossed and printed with a design of a lady wearing a full skirt standing on a padded footstool holding a sprig of mistletoe, with a paper insert secured with purple cotton thread
A London general omnibus company poster for Hatfield, designed by F Gregory Brown. The image depicts a wayside pub on Route 155 with trees in the foreground
Building Panama canal, ExcavatorVintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Excavator
Image of Sue Carol showing a Christmas scene in front of a fireplace, 1930 Date: 1930
Andrew Burlington ghost photograph12 year-old Andrew Burlington holds up the photograph taken at his family home on Sunday, 30th March, 1986, which showed a strange ghostly apparition which obscured the main subject of the image (see)
Placing a bear in charge of the flock of sheep! Ax-les-Thermes - a commune in the Arige department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. Date: circa 1910s
Gerbil looking at its reflection in a mirror
German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905
SofaMahogany sofa carved with scrolls and an anthemion cresting, upholstered in modern red damask, made in England c.1830. Date: c.1830
Christmas tree decorationSmall aeroplane ornament with a clear glass body covered in pale blue fibre secured with wire, metal wheels, and two sets of wings made from plant fibre
Hidden Treasure CrackersGreen cardboard cracker box with a desert island scene printed on paper on the lid, labelled Hidden Treasure Crackers, originally containing an assortment of hats, caps, good snaps and mottoes
Christmas treeArtificial Christmas tree made from wood with a cream painted base, its branches adorned with red berries, icicles and metal candle holders, thought to date c.1930-1940. Date: 1930-1940
Christmas decorationArtificial mistletoe Christmas decoration with white plastic berries, tied with a red ribbon, manufactured c.1930-1950. Date: 1930-1950
Christmas wrapping paperThree sheets of Christmas wrapping paper printed with a design of silver fir trees, stagecoaches with four horses and a hotel on a salmon pink ground, manufactured by Perkins Paper Products Ltd
Game TagOval card for the game Dressing the Dandy, made from white cardboard printed with a figure of a dandy man wearing a monocle and smoking a cigarette
FenderBrass fender with rounded corners, pierced metal fretwork and reeded bun feet, thought to have been manufactured in c.1800. Date: c.1800
Variety saucerGlazed porcelain saucer decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and a bamboo design
Christams cardChristmas postcard made from cream card with a torn edge border, printed in black with a message from Dr and Mrs A. M. Watts of Broadstairs, dated 1943. Date: 1943
Variety trayGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tray, undersideGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
