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CHINESE ORNAMENTSOrnaments exported from China displayed in a British auction house. They will be sold just in time for Christmas presents Date: 1930s
CONVERTED CHEFFONIERA converted cheffonier. Date: 1873
Womens hairstyles 1839Fashionable coiffures, with ringlets, ribbons and flowers. Date: 1839
OWEN JONES EGYPTIAN 11Various ornaments from Tombs in Thebes, Mummy-cases, Kings Robes and an ancient Tomb in Giza, which was opened by Dr Lepsius. Date: 1868
OWEN JONES EGYPTIAN 10The ornaments in this plate are taken from Mummy-cases in the Louvre (1-5), from the Tomb at Thebes (6+7), from a Mummy-case (8+9) and from the ceilings of various tombs. Date: 1868
WINDOW-SHOPPING 1850SWINDOW SHOPPING Date: early 1850s
MADAME SCHLIEMANN wife of archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, wearing ornaments found at Mycenae and supposed by her husband to be the property of Helen of Troy Date: circa 1877
Model dwelling of working class 1900Interior of a working class home, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: 1900
The Bottle, 1 -- CruikshankA workmans home, with father and mother at the table, a little maid serving them, and their two young children at a tiny table in front of the hearth. Ominously, the father is holding a bottle
Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tombEar-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings
Racial / E Africa / KenyaA Masai woman of Kenya (then the British East African Protectorate) - weighed down with massive ornaments on her neck, arms, ears and head Date: 1908
Omani man standing in front of a shop in OmanOman. Omani man standing in front of a shop wearing traditional clothes. Ornaments display in the shop window. Orange stickers on the door. Date: 1976
Laghouat, Algeria - An Arab SalonLaghouat, capital city of the Laghouat Province, Algeria - An oppulent Arab Salon interior. Date: circa 1910s
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s
Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)Vicente Alban (b.1725-?). Ecuatorian painter. Yumbo indian, 1783. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain
Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Platerias ornamLorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish historical painter. Platerias ornamental street (Mayor Street) to mark entry into the city of Madrid the King Carlos III (1716-1788), 1760
Manufacture of felt hats. HungaryManufacture of felt hats, formerly widely used in Hungary. Reflects the regional differences, social and occupational. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest, Hungary
Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, FunenPrehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark
New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher
Mappins China Shop, Montreal, Canada. The card states that this shop sol all the famous makes such as Wedgewood, Spode, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester and Minton. Date: circa 1910s
Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribeFour women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress
Cubist room at The Ideal Home ExhibitionA room inspired by post-impressionism designed by Roger Fry, where everything, including the furniture and ornaments were cubist
The Old Market - Brussels, Belgium - with stalls selling paintings and decorative ornaments, glassware and porcelain. Date: circa 1903
The Flight to Egypt illumination from Book of HoursEarly Book of Hours printed in Paris for Germain Hardouyn: Heures, a l usage de Paris tout au long sans rien requerir, with printed text and images and ornaments illuminated by hand
The Angel appears to the Shepherds Book of HoursEarly Book of Hours printed in Paris for Germain Hardouyn: Heures, a l usage de Paris tout au long sans rien requerir, with printed text and images and ornaments illuminated by hand
The Annunciation illustration: Parisian Book of HoursEarly Book of Hours printed in Paris for Germain Hardouyn: Heures, a l usage de Paris tout au long sans rien requerir, with printed text and images and ornaments illuminated by hand
Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1912Advertisement for Noirat, wavy hairpieces for women with elegant ornamented bands and hair combs. 1912
Mantel, Over Mantel and Ornaments, Plate 196, with a clock on the mantel shelf and an ornately tiled fireplace below. Date: circa 1880s
Mechanical Pieces, Plate 186, showing a range of items including a bird tree with clock, a monkey conjuror or magician, a sleeping beauty, a woman at a sewing machine, a bird in a cage
Parian figures, Plate 92, human figures (adults and children). Date: circa 1880s
Parian figures, Plate 91, with a woman kneeling before a cross (Rock of Ages), Zenobia, Innocence Protected, Evening Dew, Morning Dew, Hunter, and Driver. Date: circa 1880s
Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 90, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s
Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 89, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s
China Figures, Plate 84, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s
Art pottery, Plate 82, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human and animal figures, and ornate containers. Date: circa 1880s
China Figures, Plate 81, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s
Art pottery, Plate 75Art pottery in lava and terracotta, Plate 75, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human figures, portrait busts and ornate vases. Date: circa 1880s
Presentation Set, Louis XVI Style, Plate 131, showing various containers for the display of food (compotiers, corbeilles, a fruit and flower stand, an etagere and a candelabra)
Table Ornaments, Plate 104, showing jardinieres and vases with arrangements of plants and flowers. Date: circa 1880s
Table Ornaments and Wall Mirrors, Plate 101, showing jardinieres and mirrors with arrangements of flowers. Date: circa 1880s
Table Ornaments and Wall Mirrors, Plate 98, showing jardinieres and mirrors with arrangements of flowers. Date: circa 1880s
French China Vases, Plate 77, showing ornately decorated vases in different shapes and styles. Date: circa 1880s
China Figures, Plate 79, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s
China Ornaments, Plate 78, showing human and animal figures, and other items. Date: circa 1880s
Birds, flowers, fruit, figures under glass shades, Plate 76Birds, flowers, fruit, figures etc under glass shades, Plate 76. Date: circa 1880s
Coloured and Decorated Glass, Plate 159, showing a range of vases. Date: circa 1880s
Coloured and Decorated Glass, Plate 152, showing a range of vases and jars. Date: circa 1880s
Coloured and Decorated Glass, Plate 151, showing a range of lustres, bowls, vases and jars. Date: circa 1880s