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Occasional Collection

Background imageOccasional Collection: Occasional table

Occasional table
Bamboo occasional table with a lacquered octagonal top and four drop-down leaves, manufactured by W.F. Needham in Birmingham, c.1888. Date: c.1888

Background imageOccasional Collection: Cars with a personality, the Humber by Lord Cardigan. Advertorial with photographs of the new

Cars with a personality, the Humber by Lord Cardigan. Advertorial with photographs of the new Humber 16/60 HP. With descriptions, Although carrying large and comfortable coachwork, the new 16/60-h.p

Background imageOccasional Collection: Douglas DC-1 NR223Y

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

Background imageOccasional Collection: A French fleet lands on the Kent coast : although the English generally enjoy naval

A French fleet lands on the Kent coast : although the English generally enjoy naval supremacy in the Channel, occasional French attacks prevent complacency Date: 14th century

Background imageOccasional Collection: 1805 ICE SKATING

1805 ICE SKATING
The occasional fall notwithstanding, gentlemen generally find ice skating to be whizzer fun. Date: 1805

Background imageOccasional Collection: EXCHANGE TRADERS 1960S

EXCHANGE TRADERS 1960S
Traders in spotless suits, ties and the occasional top hat, check the prices of well established British stocks (including Rolls Royce) Date: 1960s

Background imageOccasional Collection: Studio portrait of a young woman

Studio portrait of a young woman (possibly a student or older schoolgirl?) seated in an elegant wooden chair at a small occasional table. circa 1910s

Background imageOccasional Collection: Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1884

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1884
Selection of Victorian china and bronze wear and some furniture for the drawing room. 1884

Background imageOccasional Collection: fashionably and expensively dressed 1920s teenage girl

fashionably and expensively dressed 1920s teenage girl
A very fashionably and expensively dressed teenage girl with wristwatch gloves and handbag. Note the fantastic art deco table she is resting against - possibly taken inside a hotel or boutique

Background imageOccasional Collection: GUILLESPIE, John Birks (1917 - 1993). Dizzy Gillespie

GUILLESPIE, John Birks (1917 - 1993). Dizzy Gillespie. American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. 1989

Background imageOccasional Collection: Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1900

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1900
Great clearance sale of Victorian furnuture, including drawing-room folding occasional chair, polished Chippendale mahogany, upholstered with art material. Inlaid mahogany drawing-room arm chair

Background imageOccasional Collection: Spill on a Rural Road

Spill on a Rural Road
The uneven surfaces of rural roads, interacting with the inherent instability of the bicycle, are, alas, apt to cause occasional regrettable mishaps such as this

Background imageOccasional Collection: Fancy Wood Tables, Plate 101. 5

Fancy Wood Tables, Plate 101. 5
Fancy Wood Tables, Plate 101.5, showing a range of tables, some with squares marked for chess and draughts. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOccasional Collection: Meuble De Salon 3

Meuble De Salon 3
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in marquetterie, with two doors, in the Louis XV style, with accompanying occasional table. Date: circa 1860

Background imageOccasional Collection: New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall

New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall
New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London with its unique Moving Wall opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1956

Background imageOccasional Collection: Sophie Tucker / Nerman

Sophie Tucker / Nerman
SOPHIE TUCKER (Sophia Abuza) American vaudeville singer with occasional film roles

Background imageOccasional Collection: Sophie Tucker / Photo

Sophie Tucker / Photo
SOPHIE TUCKER (Sophia Abuza) American vaudeville singer with occasional film roles

Background imageOccasional Collection: Kettledrum Tables

Kettledrum Tables
Four kettledrum tables - small occasional tables which can be put here, there or everywhere, with knick-knacks, objets d art and souvenirs from Broadstairs on them

Background imageOccasional Collection: Holidaying in Blighty

Holidaying in Blighty
When one holidayed in Blighty rather than Benidorm, the British seaside was the place to be, offering swimming, funfairs and occasional sunshine

Background imageOccasional Collection: Moving House by Air

Moving House by Air
Household removals will be faster and easier by air, though one must expect the occasional mishap

Background imageOccasional Collection: William Earl of Bath

William Earl of Bath
WILLIAM PULTENEY, earl of BATH statesman and occasional writer

Background imageOccasional Collection: Thos Sackville Dorset

Thos Sackville Dorset
THOMAS SACKVILLE, earl of DORSET - statesman, chancellor of Oxford, Lord High Treasurer and occasional poet with his autograph


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