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Model Celia Hammond - white sweater and dark floral-print skirt Date: circa 1963
Chic model in shirtwaister dressChic model with tied-back hair, a shirtwaister dress with revere collar and belt, leather gloves, handbag and multiple strings of pearls. Date: circa 1959
Client: Harvey Nichols - large straw hat - Pamela MinchinClient: Harvey Nichols - model: Pamela Minchin in a large straw hat - shoot: February 7, 1947 Date: 1947
Permanently-pleated Blue Cotton DressClient: Goldberger Prints - Permanently-pleated Blue Cotton Dress - January 18, 1955 Date: 1955
Princess Otto von BismarckOtto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (1897 - 1975), German politician and diplomat. Date: 1934
Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, 1913Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, designed by Kriegck, with red-lined cape. Habit nouveau par Kriegck. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)
Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885
Duchess of Vendome, Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870-1948), President of the War Refugees Committee. Date: circa 1910s
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Prince ConsortQueen Wilhelmina of Holland and the Prince Consort, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. circa 1900s
Page of Victorian adverts - November 1895A variety of advertisements in The Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News dated November 1895. November 1895
Joan Bennett - American stage, film and television actressJoan Bennett (1910-1990), American stage, film and television actress. Date: circa 1930s
Model wearing a short-skirted afternoon frock and a string of pearl beads Date: 1930
Pearl Argyle, ballerina in Pomona, Vic-Wells BalletPearl Argyle, ballerina in Pomona, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937
Lily Saxby, British stage and film actress. Date: circa 1910s
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff employeeWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare bookpost real photo postcard of Titanic in Belfast written by a Harland and Wolff employee
Lillie Langtry, British actress Date: circa 1880
Queen Elizabeth, portrait by John St Helier Lander. Date: 1937
Cora Pearl, English courtesan in FranceCora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s
Lady HultonA portrait painting of Lady Hulton, a young woman wearing a lime green dress under a brown fur wrap and a number of pearl necklaces
Madame SzeA portrait oil painting of Madame Sze, the wife of prominent Chinese politician, Alfred Sao-Ke Sze, who served as Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States at various periods
Annette Benson, British film actress Date: 1931
Gertrude LawrenceBritish actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952). Around this time she was appearing in revue shows in London and New York. Date: circa 1925
Potrait of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780)Maria Theresa (1717-1780). Holy Roman Empress. Portrait by Jozef Pitschmann (1758-1834), after 1800. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow
George Constant Louis Washington Coffee AdThis portrait advertisement photograph shows Miss Pearl Osborne enjoying a cup of George Constant Louis Washington coffee. Date: circa 1923
The Hon. Mrs. Pitt-RiversA side profile portrait pencil drawing of The Hon. Mrs. Pitt-Rivers, wearing a pearl necklace. Date: 1922
Hardy Bros AdvertisementAn advertisement for Hardy Bros Ltd, Sydney based jewellers and silversmiths, with a decorative red border, promoting gem set watches, including an octagonal wrist watch in platinum
Mrs SlaboszewitchPortrait painting of a Lady named Mrs. Slaboszewitch, wearing a shoulderless dress and pearl necklace. Date: circa 1926
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883-1981) was the sister-in-law of Queen Mary. By the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. Date: 1939
Cecile Sorel, French actressCecile Sorel (1873-1966) was a French comic actress, noted for her extravagant costumes, and here being feted as the best dressed woman in Europe. Date: circa 1910
Marie -Louise Derval, actressMarie-Louise Derval was a French actress, who went on to have a career in silent film. Here she is depicted in a Russian costume she wore when being presented to the Czar. Date: circa 1910
Queen Mary, wife of King George VQueen Mary was born Mary of Teck (1867-1953). She became Queen consort and Empress of India when her husband George V acceded to the throne in 1910, until his death in 1936. Date: circa 1910
Gabrielle Rejane, French actressPublicity photograph for Madame Gabrielle Rejane (1856-1920), a French actress, visiting London to perform in the play Lolotte at the Hippodrome. Date: circa 1910
Sepha Treble, actress, (1908-1995), studio portrait wearing black mantilla. Captioned, Black and Ivory'. With description, Sepha Treble Wears a Mantilla; A black dress and a black lace mantilla
Lady Ravensdale, formal studio portrait with large pearl earrings. With description, A new portrait of Lady Ravensdale, the eldest of the late Marquess Curzon of Kedleston's three daughters; she
Francoise Garrigues talks fashion, novelty 7 inch cardboard 45 rpm record Date: 1961
Boat with flowers on a German greetings card. (2 of 3) Date: circa 1890s
Latest frocks and smart hats by Robert Heath available at Knightsbridge, London. Date: 1930
Mervyn Stockwood, Barbara Cartland and Eric HefferBishop Mervyn Stockwood (1913-1995), Anglican Bishop of Southwark, with Barbara Cartland (1901-2000), English romantic novelist, and Eric Heffer (1922-1991), left-wing Labour politician
Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being staged - a process where he is held for up to half an hour at a certain depth from the surface so that
OLD JEWISH BURIAL SITESite of an old Jewish burial ground on Pearl Street, New York Date: 1890
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896-1985). Reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from January 1919 until her abdication in November 1964. Date: circa 1916
The Pearl Mosque at Agra, India. Date: circa 1900s
The Pearl Girl by Basil Hood; music by Howard Talbot and Hugo Felix. First produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 25 September 1913
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Deep in the Heart of TexasThe caption on the postcard is Deep in the heart of Texas. During the war tens of thousands of Americans came to the UK and things American became very popular
Pearly King - or Pearly Prince? Little boy in fancy dressA little boy posing for his photograph in a Pearly King costume. Date: 1920s
Advert for Cecla Pearls, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Cecla pearls, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Jewels of Quality from The Goldsmith and Silversmith Company, London, 1926 - pearl, diamond and platinum earings, sapphire