Pearls Collection (page 4)

EXAMINING PEARLS 1930S
Examining pearls - even the most minute and careful measurements have to be taken to ensure the exact grading of the pearls. Date: 1930s

DIVING FOR PEARLS
Diving for pearls in the Persian Gulf. Date: 1870

EVENING DRESS 1819
Gauze round dress with pink spots over white satin slip; flounces of blond lace at the hem. The bodice is cut low revealing the shoulders & is trimmed with bows. Date: 1819

SULTRY PIANO PLAYING
A man plays a piano and looks up at a glamorous woman in a long dress who is leaning seductively on a corner of the piano Date: 1930s

SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER 27
JULIE SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER Opera singer in the role of the Marschallin (Princess of Werdenberg) in a Dusseldorf Theatre production Date: in 1927

Dress - Pearls 1929
A vibrant floral print, sleeveless dress with matching shoes. The skirt of the dress is covered with a coordinating gold & black shawl. Pearls complete the look. Date: 1929

FALL / HUTCHINSON / POODLES
Mrs. Hutchinson, wearing a cloche hat, a knitted dress and a string of pearls, sits among her poodles - kennel name Nymphaea - which she bred with her daughter. Date: 1925

MARIE / SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EIS
PRINCESS MARIE von SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH Wife of Prince Carl of Prussia in 1825 Date: -

Harriet Bosse 1930
Harriet Bosse (1878 - 1961) actress, and third wife of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg Date: circa 1820

DUTCH PEARL WORKER C17
A Dutch craftsman working with pearls Date: 17th century

WOMAN / MAROUSSILE DRESS
Maroussile dress: finely beaded corsage with square neckline, narrow satin belt with paste clasp, softly gathered chiffon over-skirt ornamented with a tulip motif Date: 1927

Advert for Hancock & Co. novelty jewellery 1890 Advert for Hancock & Co
Novelty jewellery for Christmas. Date: 1890

Precious stones
Fishing for pearls in the Pacific Date: 1719

Advert for Parisian Diamond Company 1886
Selection of womens finest jewellery in diamonds and pearl designs. Date: 1896

Portrait of a smiling woman from Hull
Studio portrait of a smiling woman from Hull - May, 1936. 1936

The Loan Collection Exhibition - South Kensington: (left to right from top) Largest Known Pearl, Silver Flask, Silver-gilt Spoon, Coffret in Gilt Metal, Silerv-gilt Reliquary, Double-bulbed Cup

Turkey - Studio portrait of a Furriers Wife
Turkey - Studio portrait of a Jewish Furriers Wife who is wearing a remarkable long string of beads. Date: circa 1920

Pretty Young lady holding an elaborate bouquet Date: circa 1910s

AUGUSTA VIKTORIA / LIZ 06
AUGUSTA VIKTORIA German Empress, wife of Wilhelm II in an elegant evening dress Date: 1858 - 1921

A British Bride with veil, bouquet and train
A 1920s British Bride with veil, bouquet and train Date: circa 1920s

Irene Dineley - artists model
Striking signed portrait of the artists model Irene Dineley. Date: circa 1923

Studio Portrait of a woman in elegant shift dress and string of pearls - note the attractive folding table she is resting against... Date: 1910s

Queen Mary and The Duchess of York in 1925. Date: 1925

Elsie Randolph (19041982), English actress, singer, dancer
Elsie Randolph (19041982), English actress, singer and dancer Date: circa 1930

Stunning portrait - Chic French girl in Spiders Web Cap - see also: 10137800 Date: 1920s

Mary Pickford - Canadian motion picture actress
Mary Pickford (1892-1979) - Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Marchioness of Milford Haven by Philip de Laszlo
Nadejda Mikhailovna Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (28 March 1896 22 January 1963) second daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (nee Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark) (19061968) - wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck

Queen Marie of Romania (1875 - 1938), the consort of King Ferdinand I of Romania. Daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and therefore a granddaughter of Queen Victoria

Peter Perez Burdett and his first wife Hannah, 1765, by Jose
Peter Perez Burdett (c.1734-1793). English cartographer and artist. Peter Perez Burdett and his first wife Hannah, 1765, portrait by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1794)

Woman in an orange dress, Art Nouveau style. circa early 20th century

Queen Anne / Gucht
QUEEN ANNE Reigned from 1702 Date: 1665 - 1714

The artists wife in Renaissance dress by Fortunino Matania
Ellen Jane Goldsack, known as Goldie, second wife of the Italian artist, Fortunino Matania painted wearing a sumptuous Renaissance dress and holding a prayer book in one hand

Mrs Charles Sweeny, later Duchess of Argyll
Mrs Charles Sweeny (formerly Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll) photographed for a Bystander spread on London Faces

Countess Hoey Stoker
The Countess Hoey Stoker, daughter of Count Oei Tiong Han, Chinese businessman. Date: 1918

Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians
A very fine photographic portrait of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (18761965) - Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I

Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna - wife of Tsar Alexander III
Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark, wife of Tsar Alexander III and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

Miss Maud Allan as Salome
Miss Maud Allan (1873-1956) actress, dancer and choreographer in the role of Salome - performing at the Varietes, Paris. She designed and often sewed her own costumes, which were creative

Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder
Half length portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder (c.1552-1642)

Princess Diana visiting Truro, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Princess Diana visiting Cornwall
Diana, Princess of Wales, out on a visit, possibly in the Cornwall area. She is holding a daffodils, and is sheltering from the rain under an umbrella. Date: 1980s

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 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

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

Ava Gardner - American Film Actress
Ava Lavinia Gardner (19221990) - an American actress. Date: circa 1944

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

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

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