Olive Collection (page 2)

Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa. Calixhymenia viscosa, Oxybaphus viscosus, Ossibafo vischioso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

European barracuda and perch
European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena 1, and perch, Perca fluviatilis 2. Sfirena spet, Scalino o Luccio di mare, Perso comune

Olive bushshrike, Chlorophoneus olivaceus (Large grey-headed bush shirke, Malaconutus olivaceus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Head of the Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa buffoni. Senegal touraco, Corythaix senegalensis. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds

Olive-naped weaver, Ploceus brachypterus
Olive-naped weaver or round-winged weaver, Ploceus brachypterus. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in Sir

African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides
African cuckoo-hawk or cuckoo falcon, Aviceda cuculoides. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in Sir William

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins

Three-humped prominent, olive moth and turnip moth
Three-humped prominent, Notodonta tritophus, olive moth, Prays oleae, and turnip moth, Agrotis segetum. Phalaena tritophus, oleagina, segetum

Muslin footman and oak eggar moths
Muslin footman, Nudaria mundana, male 1, female 2, and oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia, female 3, larva, 4, 5, pupa 6, chrysalis 7

Lady Marguerite Strickland by Olive Snell
Lady Marguerite Strickland (1913 - 2002), only daughter of the Earl of Darnley, one of the loveliest of the young married women in society. Her marriage to Mr

Lady Lettice Lygon by Olive Snell
Lady Lettice Cotterell (nÚÑáLygon) (1906-1973), Wife of Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp. Lygon family possible inspiration for Waughs Brideshead Revisited

Viscountess Weymouth pictured on holiday (probably on the Riviera) by Olive Snell. She was formerly the Hon. Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian (1904-1997), and married Viscount Weymouth in 1927 Date: 1929

Teapots, cream jugs and sucrier
Large teapot in blue jasper with reliefs by Lady Templeton, pink jasper ewer with Venus (top L), basalt sucrier (bottom L)

Olive tree, Olea europea. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer

Widdow-wail and mezereon
Widdow-wail, or pepper of the mountain, Thymelaea sanamunda, and mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Mezereon mezereum or spurge laurel, Daphne mezereum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Agouti, Dasyprocta species. Aguti or olive cavy, Cavia aguti. Engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Scarlet ibis and olive ibis
Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber, and olive ibis, Bostrychia olivacea. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Crimson-throated barbet and unknown warbler
Crimson-throated barbet, Megalaima rubricapillus, and unknown warbler. (Red-crowned barbet, Bucco rubricapillus and olive coloured warbler)

Olive tree and cacao tree
Olive, Olea europaea 1, and cacao or cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao 2, with cacao fruit and beans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Olive tree, Olea europaea. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Olive, Olea europaea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants), Jena

Cocktail time at Cap d Antibes, Marquise de Casa Maury
Enjoying cocktails at Cap D Antibes - the Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, seated at a beach side cafÚáÀith a friend

The Hon. Mrs Lionel Tennyson, formerly Felicite Tennant and daughter of Lord Glenconner. Wife of Lionel Tennyson and the Hampshire cricketer and England captain, who was the grandson of Alfred

Woman driver 1907
Young actress Olive Quinton driving the Adams car, " only pedals to push!" Date: 1907

Edward Pink & Sons, Wholesalers and Manufacturers
Edward Pink & Sons, London, Wholesalers and Manufacturers, Staple Street, Long Lane and Borough, London. 1888

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Return of the Dove Date: 1941

POLISH GERMAN TREATY
Germany signs a 10 year nonaggression pact with Poland despite the Versailles snake that should have kept them apart - German land had been given to Poland in 1919. Date: 1934

FOLKLORE / MANTIGER
The Mantyger of South America was described as being the size of a dog, with olive and brown hair and a head resembling that of a horse. Date: 1763

See Naples and Die, Little Theatre, Adelphi, London
See Naples and Die, a comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice, at the Little Theatre, John Street, Adelphi, London, with Olive Blakeney and Bernard Nedell. 1932

Orange and olive trees in early spring, Andalucia, Spain Date: 2007

Baker Juan Olives bakes bread in olive wood burning oven
Baker Juan Olives, third generation of bakers to use a traditional olive wood burning stove to bake bread and crespells (a traditional Spanish sweet cake), pictured

Olive grove, Thassos, Greece
Subtle mixed colours of blossom and poppies in an olive grove in Thassos, Greece. The photograph looks like a painting by a French Impressionist Date: circa 1995

Menton, France - Olive Trees. Date: 1899

Italy. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. 4th century AD
Italy. Early Christians. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. Inscription: Christian phrase appears in pace. The symbol of the dove and the olive branch and the monogram of Constantine T. 4th century AD

St. Victor and St. Corona, c. 1350, by Master for Palazzo Ven
Master of Palazzo Venezia Madonna (1340-1360). Italian painter. Saint Victor and Saint Corona, c.1350. Part of the St. Victor altarpiece at Siena Cathedral. Tempera on panel. National Museum of Art

Brest-Litovsk Treaty
John Bull is put out by Brest- Litovsk - Russias Peace treaty with Germany ending her involvement in World War One. Date: 3 March 1918

Princess Jean de Faucigny-Lucinge (Baba d Erlanger)
Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger portrayed by Olive Snell for The Tatler. Date: 1925

Miss Olive Plunket and Lord Milton by Madame Yevonde
Miss Olive Dorothea Plunket and Lord Milton (William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 1910-1948, eldest son of the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam) by Madame Yevonde

Kabyle Olive Oil Press - North Eastern Algeria
A quite outstanding postcard (incredible detail) showing an olive oil press in operation in the Kabyle Region of Algeria. The Kabyle people are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated

Adrian Jones with Peace sculpture
Captain Adrian Jones (1845-1938), sculptor, in his studio with the plaster cast of the allegorical figure of Peace, to be placed in the four-horse chariot (entitled Peace in her Quadriga)

London Trade Card - John Wildblood, Silk Dyer, at the Rainbow and Three Pigeons, St Clements Lane, Lombard Street (who married the widow Harrinton). 18th century

London Trade Card - Mrs Holts Italian Warehouse at the two Olive Posts in the Strand. Selling Italian silks, satins, velvets, damasks, fans, hats, as well as various Italian foodstuffs. 18th century

Early Christian. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Inscription: Victoria, consecrated virgin, who lived 28 years. Christian phrase appears in pace

Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Still life, c. 1635. Detail
Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Still life, c. 1635. Detail. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. Germany

Jesus entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans
Byzantine Art. Italy. Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans or Royal Palace. Palatine Chapel. 12th century. Palermo. Sicily

Group photo, women police officers outside KLM offices
Group photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches

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