Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and CommonwealthHer Majesty Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (1926-2022). Date: 1955
Gabrielle Coco ChanelA camera study of Gabrielle Bonheur, Coco Chanel (1883 -1971). Date: 1929
Deborah Mitford by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Deborah ( Debo ) Mitford (born 1920-), daughter of Lord Redesdale and youngest of the six Mitford sisters, pictured shortly before her marriage to Lord Andrew Cavendish
Nun on a skateboard, holding her arms out for balance. Date: circa 1970s
Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State
Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actressNatalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900
Man prepares his hair ready for his wedding day - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian polymath. La Belle FeLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architedt. Renaissance. La belle Ferronniere, 1490-95. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Engraving. ColoredIsabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Queen of Spain and Empress of Germany. Engraving after a painting of Titian, by Al Dauvergne. The Artistic Illustration, 1902. Colored
Cartier advertisement 1965Advertisement for Cartier featuring a number of gold pieces of jewellery, 1965. 1965
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). Date: circa 1920
Beatrice - Princess of EnglandBeatrice, Princess of England (1857-1944), wife of prince Henry von Battenberg, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Here she poses in her wedding dress
Romanian Women - Traditional costumeA pair of Romanian women, in traditional National costume. A particularly fine example of the highly-decorative embroidery emplyed to decorate the skirts
Shilluk Girl bearing extensive traditional scarficationA Shilluk Girl bearing extensive traditional facial scarfication and wearing thick wood-block earrings - Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, second wife to Henry VIII 1501-1536. Depicted as she appeared in France with Mary Tudor. She wears a gable hood chaperon with hanging tail, low-cut bodice
Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines
Fabulous Feather Headdress - 1920s Fashion. Date: 1920s
Princess Anne, Princess Royal, in CornwallPrincess Anne, Princess Royal, on an official visit to Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Countess of CromerLady Cromer, formerly Lady Ruby Elliott, daughter of the fourth Earl of Minto. She married the Earl of Cromer (when he was Viscount Errington) in 1908 and had two daughters
Gertie Millar - English stage actress and singerGertie Millar (1879-1952) - English stage actress and singer, married 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924, becoming the Countess of Dudley. Date: circa 1908
Woman in lavish clothing 1925An elegant young woman wearing a full length fastened dress to the front, matching turban with jade stone to the centre and jade and pearl necklace and drop earrings
Nun on a bicycle in a playground. Date: circa 1970s
Young woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiaraEdith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,
The Lady Lloyd of Dolobran by Glyn W. PhilpotLady Lloyd of Dolobran, formerly Blanche Lascelles, painted by Glyn W. Philpot. 1929
Advert for Gorringes inexpensive summer frocks 1929Three charming floral frocks, available from Gorringes. Date: 1929
Tools of the Australian aboriginesTools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12, shield 13
Chief Two Guns White Calf, Blackfeet Indian, Montana, USAChief Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934), Blackfeet Indian, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Date: circa 1920
Sea Dayak girls, Sarawak, Borneo, SE AsiaA group of Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban girls in traditional costume made of brass rings and filigree headdresses, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)
Queen Nenzima, Belgian Congo, Central AfricaQueen Nenzima of the Mangbettus (Mangbetu) tribe, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922
Mahadji Scindia, Maratha ruler, Gwalior, Central IndiaMahadji Scindia (Mahadaji Shinde, 1730-1794), a Maratha ruler of the Maratha Empire, a state of Gwalior in central India. late 18th century
Queen Souriya of Aghanistan - Wife of King Amanullah of Afghanistan. The couple visited London in March 1928. Date: 1928
HRH Princess Margaret in a black Dior Dress. Date: circa 1952
Madama Soffritti weightlifterMadama Soffritti pictured with weights and bar bells. Wearing Roman sandals, leather wrist guards, a silk knickerbocker costume, necklace and ear-rings. Date: circa 1905
Model wearing a short-skirted afternoon frock and a string of pearl beads Date: 1930
Royal Navy, HMS Rodney itemsMILITARIA, ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney items, rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed
Lily Saxby, British stage and film actress. Date: circa 1910s
Cartoon, The Picture of Modesty, a Jack Tar sailor and a black woman Date: early 19th century
In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y GarretaRicardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). Spanish painter. In the Courtyard, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), 1857Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873). Spanish writer. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), 1857. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Young Girl with lambA young Victorian girl wearing a bonnet, adorns a lamb with a necklace of leaves. Date: circa 1890s
Lillie Langtry, British actress Date: circa 1880
Queen Elizabeth, portrait by John St Helier Lander. Date: 1937
VanityA painting of a seated young lady, tweaking her long, blonde hair having dressed, being assisted by two other women, one is holding a beaded necklace ready to put on her
JoyceA portrait oil painting of Joyce, a young woman wearing a beaded necklace and a blue headband, a cloak or blanket is covering her, falling down at the shoulder. Date: circa 1922
Nigel, A ZuluA portrait oil painting of Nigel, a muscular Zulu man, wearing a black and white striped wrap which reveals a bare shoulder and half torso