Ornament Collection (page 11)

Bohemian glass by Harrach and Hofmann
A selection of Bohemian fancy glass on display at the International Exhibition of 1862, featuring pieces by two manufacturers, Harrach of Bohemia, and Hofmann of Prague. Date: 1862

Bohemian glass at the Great Exhibition, 1851
A display of fancy Bohemian coloured glass on display at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Date: 1851

Royal Wedding Presents at St Jamess Palace - jewels
Worth a Kings ransom, some of the jewels presented to Princess Marina of Greece on her marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934

Part of the Inscription from the True Cross
Reliquary containing part of the Inscription from the True Cross - from Santa Croce (Church of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem) in Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Pieter Burman
PIETER BURMAN Dutch scholar and poet - Fame trumpets his praises, a cupid carves his name on a monument while others prepare garlands to ornament his brow... Date: 1668 - 1741

Victorian girl in matching velvet jacket and skirt
A little Victorian girl wearing a matching velvet jacket and skirt, leaning against an upholstered chair in the photographers studio

Titanic anchor made of shells
A commemorative anchor-shaped ornament made of shells, with a picture of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship at the centre

Polaire and her watch adorned shoes
Emilie Polaire (1877 - 1939), French actress and music hall entertainer reputed to have the smallest waist in the world, wearing a pair of shoes which have a watch as an ornament

Little Girl and Toy Dog
A little, curly haired girl poses with a ball and an ornament in the shape of a dog

Arabian Script
Apart from its practicality, the Arabs developed the art of calligraphy to supreme heights, using it to ornament buildings and objets d art

WOMEN & BOW 1877
Boy: angle-fronted jacket, spatterdashes & tyrolean hat. Women: dark brown dress with beige back plastron; green & cream dress with habit bodice & striped ornament

Walking Dress ?1877
A green jacket bodice worn open to reveal a waistcoat & worn with a double skirt - the trained under skirt and revers in a deeper shade. Eyelets & lacing are used as ornament

Crinoline Gown 1939
Crinoline evening gown in black taffeta with a printed crepe bodice by Marcel Rochas. Ruched panels are used to ornament both bodice & skirt. Worn with a matching cape

Squared-Up Flowers
Yellow flowers abstracted into an intricate L-shaped motif

Unto Thee O God Text
Unto thee O God... - text accompanied by a view of mountain scenery and tasteful floral ornament

Square-Flowered Plant
Gertrud, from Dresden, improves on nature by squaring-up her flowers - to stunning effect !

Thin Art Nouveau Flower
Very slim, very slender, somewhat anaemic, you could walk down Piccadilly with this in your hand and everyone would recognise you as an unquestionable aesthete

Art Nouveau Exuberance
Paul Haustein from Stuttgart really let his hair down on this one - an exuberant display of art nouveau fireworks !

Blue-Flowered Shrub
A shrub with blue flowers is carefully arranged to form a striking jugendstil composition

Art Nouveau Plant
Abstracted plant in the Jugendstil manner

Patchwork Design
Design for a patchwork which gives intriguing trompe l oeil effects, which vary according to the way you focus your eyes on it

Breakfast Tray Pattern
A design for the little mat which you will want to put on a breakfast tray when serving breakfast in bed to an invalid relative. After all, one must have things nice !

Well Say Something
Dog to cat - Are you still not speaking to me?

FRENCHWOMAN 1795 - 1
The simplicity of Ancient Greece is a strong influence on fashion in Revolutionary Paris; no frills and restrained ornament here

Bronze Age Man & Woman
A German man and woman of the Bronze Age; they wear shoes, and a lot of ornament : both are armed with daggers

British Interior
Turning the English home into a picture

Hand and Dove
Hand, with lace and flowers, releasing a white dove

German Men / Women C4
Two tribal warriors stand with a woman who, like them is armed as she holds her child; she wears an armlet and much other ornament

Haida Woman
A Haida woman of Queen Charlotte Island, northwest America : note the lip-plug, an ornament supposed to be attractive

C17 Table Clock
A TABLE CLOCK, of traditional octagonal design, combining practicality with ornament

Early Sun Dial
An early British SUN DIAL of traditional design - a favourite garden ornament

Boy / Zouave Jacket / Photo
A small boy poses next to a large chair. He wears a Zouave jacket with diamond shaped ornament on the cuffs, knickerbockers, boots & white socks

Bradley in Jugend
Torch dance - Heres the greatest American exponent of art nouveau, appearing in the greatest German jugendstil magazine - a stunning item by any standards

Art Nouveau Design
It could be a menu, it could be a billet-doux, but I think its most probably a poem written out by its author in a rather flamboyant style. The design is quite of its time

Ornamental Cottage
Ornamental cottage

Byzantine Throne
The throne of a Byzantine emperor, making up in ornament what it probably lacks in comfort

Floral Decoration
Decorative floral motif featuring a rose with buds and open flower, and a butterfly

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