Pearl Collection (page 6)

Early spring attractive hats 1912
Women models wearing attractive hats suitable for early-spring with large bows composed of velvet ribbon, satin and plumes. Date: 1912

Tecla pearls counterparts for the natural 1913
Women models wearing the Tecla pearl jewellery that made a more unified necklace, and also cheaper to the pocket. Date: 1913

Estrada Palma Street, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Date: circa 1914

Advert for Lefebvre Fils Aine, art nouveau jewellery 1910
Art nouveau jewellery by Lefebvre Fils Aine. 1910

Woman with two Airedale Terrier dogs in a studio photo. Date: circa 1945

Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898). Engraving. Colored
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898). Princess and Queen consort of Denmark. Engraving in The Artistic Illustration, 1889. Colored

Lady Selina Meade (1797-1872). Engraving. Colored
Lady Selina Meade (1797-1872). Countess Clam-Martinic. Engraving by Kursning after a painting of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). The Iberian Illustration, 1891. Colored

The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670, by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Elisabeth of Austria (1554-1592). Engraving. Colored
Elisabeth of Austria (1554-1592). Queen of France. Engraving by Richard Brend amour in Universal History, 1885. Colored

Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of Guarra
Votive crown of the Visigoth king Recceswinth, made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. Treasure of Guarrazar. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, 1599, by Juan P
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (1553-1608). Spanish painter. The Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, 1599. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

The Roskilde Cross. C. 1100. Denmark
The Roskilde Cross. C.1100. Byzantine reliquary cross of gold. Contains a splinter of the Holy Cross. Found in the rood arch crucifix of Roskilde Cathedral. National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Malinche (c. 1496-1529). Colored engraving
Malinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Colored. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Malinche (c. 1496-1529). Engraving
Malinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of Maddalena Doni
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. Portrait of Maddalena Doni. Oil on wood, 1506-1507. Pitti Palace. Florence. Italy

Bertha Krupp / Graph 1916
BERTHA KRUPP Daughter of Friedrich Alfred, who in 1902 inherited control of the Krupp industrial empire 1886-1957

Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1894
Selection of novelty jewellery from Wilson & Gill, in Regent Street, London. 1894

Advert for Elkington & Co Edwardian jewellery 1906
Array of novelty jewellery using pearls. Date: 1906

Evening gowns 1910
French models wearing v necked evening gowns. Date: 1910

Hair-decorations in fashion 1911
Selection of evening headdresses. 1911

Cathleen Mann, Marchioness of Queensberry as Pearls
Cathleen Mann (1896-1959), aka The Marchioness of Queensberry, wife of the 11th Marquess, artist and costume designer, here representing Pearls at the Jewels of the Empire Ball taking place on 26th

Aichi D3A1 Navy Type 99 Dive bomber Val flown off carriers was employed with impressive effect in Pearl Harbor strike

Aichi D3A1 Val - carrier -going Japanese equivalent of the infamous Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

British art nouveau hair combs by BJ Barrie
British art nouveau hair combs by B.J. Barrie, David Veazey and Kate Allen.. Color plate from Charles Holmes Modern Design in Jewellery and Fans, published by the Studio 1902

Pearly King and Queen, Peckham Derby Show, London
A Pearly King and Queen, with a boy on a donkey, at the Peckham Derby Show, SE London. Date: 1911

Joan Bourdelle as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Miss Jean Bourdelle as Lorelei Lee (that most perfect lady) in the stage adaptation of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos. The role was later played by Marilyn Monroe in the film version

Chinese lacquer album
Chinese black lacquer album with a dragon in bone or ivory and mother of pearl set into the cover. Date: C.1905

Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1913
Elegant womens jewellery. Date: 1913

Cora Pearl Photo
CORA PEARL (born Eliza Emma Crouch) - English-born courtesan whose convent-school upbringing led to a brilliant career as the queen of the Paris demi-monde : in 1867. Date: 1835 - 1886

Advertisement for Nivea shampoo -- female model (Sandra Paul) posing in the grass. 1959

HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968). Date: circa 1930

Oyster shell with pearl
Oyster is a name given to a group of molluscs which can be found on sea beds, often in coastal waters. The pearl, a smooth spherical object can form inside its shell

DI Jill McTeague, Arts & Antiques Squad, with necklace
DI Jill McTeague of the Arts & Antiques Squad of the Metropolitan Police, holding a stolen necklace which has been recovered

Yemen (Aden) - Group of local Arab Chiefs, standing and seated, close to a huge nargile pipe Date: circa 1910s

The Countess of St Germans
Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset (18971968), married John Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans who died in a riding accident during a steeplechase in 1922 aged 31

Barbara Goalen modelling a Marshall & Snelgrove coat
Quintessential 1950s model, Barbara Goalen, modelling a a black coat, line with a red and white Ascher print (which, when detatched, itself makes a coat or a dress) is worn over a plain

Queen Maria of Romania and Princess Ileana
Romanian Royalty - Queen Maria (1875-1938) and Princess Ileana (1909-1991) - who later became the Archduchess of Austria. Date: circa 1910s

Rene Fraser, 1930
A lady, Rene Fraser, photographed in 1930 wearing a close fitting, cloche style hat and pearl earrings with aplomb

1890S Blouse & Hairstyle
Satin blouse with deep lace falling tucker, puffed half- length sleeves with gathered cuff & frill, checked skirt with Swiss belt waistband. N.B doorknocker top knot hairstyle

Parisennes models wearing the latest fashion 1912
Parisenne actresses modelling garments that were the thing for the coming season. April 1912

Charming coiffures for the spring season 1912
Coiffures and headdresses shown in the photograph were very popular accessories from the latest fashion from Paris. 1912

La Poupee by Ernest Hubbard
A young woman in a slip admires herself in front of a mirror. Close by a poupee or boudoir doll sits with its arms outstretched looking up at its owner. Date: 1929

Divers pearl fishing in shark cages
Divers in shark cages pearl fishing. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. Date: 1838

Princess Mary, daughter of Prince George later King George V
Princess Mary (1897-1965) - daughter of Prince George, later King George V & the Duchess of York, later Queen Mary. Married Viscount Lascelles reluctantly in 1922

Cornish fishermen at sea
Cornish fishermen out at sea on their fishing boat, the Little Pearl. Date: circa 1980s

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping