Ornate Collection (page 22)

German 21cm Howitzer shell case with engravings, WW1
A German 21cm Howitzer shell case with extensively engraved battle scenes taken from the works of Fortunino Matania. Trench Art

Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses. They are elevated from the ground by posts, to protect their contents from rats. Top left is an ordinary patuka for holding seeds

Queen Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of King James I of England, seen here on horseback

Temple at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Hindu) at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy, Tiruchi), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Monster Gun of Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Monster Gun of Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. This enormous iron cannon was built during the reign of Raghunatha Nayak (17th century), and is thought to be one of the largest in the world

Victoria Station, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1890s

Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
Bodh Gaya, a religious site linked to the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in the Gaya district, Bihar, India. Date: circa 1890s

Ouled Nail woman, Algeria, specialising in a particular style of dancing. Date: circa 1870

Town Hall at Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland)
View of the famous medieval gothic style Town Hall in the market square at Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wroclaw, western Poland). It dates back to the 13th century. Date: early 20th century

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Graven Grace and Modern Chic by George Barbier
The caption reads: Paris looks at the past: Cecile Sorel in an 18th Century setting. Date: 1926

Japan - Geisha Girls kneels at her low writing table to finish a letter Date: circa 1904

The Summer Palace, Beijing, China - The Kuoru Pavilion
The Summer Palace, Beijing, China - a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces, mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. The Kuoru Pavilion (Music Kiosk). Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - Water Seller and his customers Date: circa 1908

Just like Mother! A little girl tries on a corset
Just like Mother! A little French girl tries on a corset and checks out the result in an ornate full-length gilt-edged mirror with the aid of a footstool. Date: circa 1905

Malta - Floriana - Connaught Home Date: circa 1920s

Girl of the Ouled Nails - Algeria - North Africa
Woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward the Bosphorus
The gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1906

Chamundeshwari temple - Chamundi Hills - Mysore, India. According to legend, the demon (Asura) Mahishasura (see 10698532), King of the area that is currently Mysore

Hindu Temple at Thanjavur, India
Hindu Temple at Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore, a municipality and the headquarters of the Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Date: circa 1910s

Antwerp, Belgium - Well by Quentin Matsys
A well with a wrought iron covereing which (legend has it) was designed by one of Antwerps most famous sons, the painter Quentin Matsys (14661529)

Design for Woven Textile with flowers and swirls. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Table top of ancient Roman Marbles
This Roman table top is inlaid with large variety of ornamental marble excavated from tombs on Appian Way, a road constructed from Rome to Capua by Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC

Arabs at a water fountain in Algiers, Algeria
Two arabs drawing water at a fountain in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. The wall above the fountain is ornately decorated with tiled patterns

Organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of the ornate organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Walkway of the Notre Dame de la Garde Lifts, Marseille
Marseille, France - The walkway leading from the Ascenseurs (lifts) leading up to the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. This ornate Neo-Byzantine church is situated at the highest natural point in

Smoking Room on the RMS Aquitania
View of the Carolean Smoking Room on the RMS Aquitania, a luxury Cunard Line cruise ship which launched in 1914. Date: early 20th century

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at her desk
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947), second wife of the deposed Kaiser Wilhelm II. Seen here working at her desk in Doorn Castle (Huis Doorn), Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Algeria - Biskra - Ouled Nails Women
Algeria - Biskra. Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Pulpit in the church of St Martin, Courtrai, Belgium
The ornate baroque pulpit in the church of St Martin in Courtrai (Kortrijk), West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1917

Elderly Victorian man sitting in a chair
An elderly Victorian man sitting in a chair, with a table and books at his side. He holds a cane in his left hand

Maori carving, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand
A Maori carving over the entrance to a Marae (meeting place or house) in Kennedy Bay, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand

Krishna Chandra Mandir Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India
The Krishna Chandra Mandir Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-18th century, and has 25 steeples

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (1872-1918), formerly Princess Alix of Hesse, married Tsar Nicholas II in 1894 shortly before his accession to the throne

Woman of the Berber Algerian tribe of Ouled Nail
Woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

The Head Eunuch of the Harem at the Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Turkey

Titanic Turkish Bath, Cooling Room
The Cooling Room of the Turkish Bath on the ill-fated Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912

Turkish Bath on Titanic
One of seven builders photographs of the RMS Titanic interior, this one showing part of the Turkish Bath

Khajuraho Temples, India
The Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Jehangir Mahal Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Jehangir Mahal Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was built by Raja Bir Singh Ju Deo in the 17th century to commemorate the visit of Emperor Jehangir. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Tunis, Tunisia - Perfume shop
Palace of Flower Essences - a perfume shop belonging to Amadi Smida. His fragrances are so well renowned he has won many medals - displayed above the counter with pride

LORD DARNLEY (1545-67)
HENRY STEWART, LORD DARNLEY Cousin and second (m. 1565) of the three husbands of Mary Queen of Scots; father of James I of England

Tarot Card - As de Coupe (Ace of Cups)

Mary, Queen of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots, holding her pet dog

Members of a Parsee theatre company, India
Group photo, members of a Parsee (Parsi) theatre company, India. Groups of this kind toured around northern India, offering a combination of drama and music

LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station, West London
Located at 494 Edgware Road W2, Edgware Road fire station served both the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the London Fire Brigade

Prince Albert dressed as King Edward III
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), husband and consort of Queen Victoria. Seen here in fancy dress as King Edward III, which he wore for a costume ball on 12 May 1842. circa 1842

Merry Christmas Time - Xmas Pudding. 19th century

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