Piece Collection (page 11)

Horse-drawn ammunition column and artillery towed
French Reinforcements on the road to This drawing is inscribed G.H. to F.S. Horse-drawn ammunition column and an artillery piece being towed by a traction engine

The Dune Gun (artillery piece). Trench Art

Sardine Gun (artillery piece). Trench Art

Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis
Protecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941

Pug Peter -- chained dog in prison cell
Pug Peter -- Catching the Mice with Cheese. A chained dog in a prison cell, with a crowd of mice at the open door converging on a piece of cheese. Date: 1905

World War One artillery moving down a London street, as a crowd looks on. Date: C. 1914

Advert for Rene Lalique Glass 1928
Advertisement for glassware by the renowned Rene Lalique, available from Breves Lalique Galleries near Sloane Street, London. Date: 1928

Ballantyne knitted suit - sixties woman
A three-piece cashmere suit with sleeveless checked undersweater by Scottish knitwear house, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne three-piece knitted suit - sixties woman
A stylish woman wearing a three-piece Intarsia Cashmere suit by Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Man in swimsuit on rocks
A plump man in a one-piece swimsuit, standing on rocks with his arms raised. He is holding a walking stick and a towel in one hand, and has a box camera in a canvas bag slung over his shoulder

Advert for Treasure cot: Mother babies & childs wear 1930
The only store devoted exclusively to Mothers babies & childrens needs. Date: 1930

Advert for Jays summer clothing 1935
Fashionable ensembles for summertime 1935

French soldiers, with bayonets fixed, capture a German Field
French infantry charging into the woods to capture a German artillery piece. The event took place near Champagne. One German officer can be seen firing a Luger pistol. 1916

William Heath Robinson with a character created by him
Photograph of William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), from a piece in the Bystander of 1924 which also included some of his illustrative contemporaries, such as H. M. Bateman and A. K. Macdonald

Pluto Pipe-Lines across the Channel by G. H. Davis
Series of illustrations showing the workings of the Pluto ( Pipe Line Under The Ocean ) pipes across the English Channel which pumped millions of gallons of petrol from Great Britain to France during

Smart belted frocks for the office 1936
Various smart belted frocks, in a fashion catalogue. 1936

Martin Schongauer
MARTIN SCHONGAUER German / Alsatian artist, famed for his altar-piece at Colmar. Date: 1450 - 1497

Coronation Fete 1838
An elaborate fete to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria on Parkers Piece, Cambridge involving a great circular arrangement of tables Date: 28 June 1838

Piano Lesson 1930S
A female piano teacher turns over the pages of the sheet music as little girl pupil plays the piece. Date: early 1930s

Kaspar Losche
KASPAR LOSCHE German churchman and pastor, probably not very important but look what a lovely piece of calligraphy herr Schollenberger has given us ! Date: 17TH CENTURY ?

Jean Baptiste LA Noue
JEAN BAPTISTE SAUVE de LA NOUE French actor and playwright : La coquette corrigee is considered his best piece. Date: 1701 - 1761

WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit in rationing coupons
WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit - Cost 8 guineas and 26 Clothing rationing coupons - 17th June, 1941. In 1942, each person had 60 coupons p.a. which reduced down to 24 coupons by 1945

Japan - Mounted 28cm Howitzer dedicated to Ise Jingu Date: circa 1910

Japan - Mounted 24cm Howitzer Date: circa 1910

How the Royal Navy lands a heavy gun between two boats
How the Royal Navy lands a heavy gun, lashed between two boats. Date: circa 1910

Thessaloniki, Greece - Porters Loading up Date: circa 1904

The honesty of an Elderly Irish Woman - Mortality
Mrs Murphy - " Shure its goin to be a moighty hard winter, Father dear; there ll be a moighty lot av us owld Folks Nipped in the BUd, oi m thinking." Date: circa 1890s

Elderly lady not overly generous with her tipping
" Have you got change for a threepenny-piece, Adolphus? I want to give the porter a gratuity." The porter appears to already be expecting the impending disappointment! Date: 1894

Tramp holding out a strip of paper
Down on his luck tramp in rags, seated and holding out a strip of paper Date: circa 1890s

A pin-up beauty providing a Package of Oomph
A scantily-clad striking ginger-haired beauty providing a Package of Oomph! Date: early 1940s

Grandfather Clock from Eda Municipality, Sweden
An unusual piece of Swedish folk art - a Grandfather (literally!) clock from the Eda Municipality (Eda kommun) a municipality in Varmland County in west central Sweden (on the Norwegian border)

Sordino - known to the French as a pochette - this instrument is a pocket fiddle. Derived in form from the medieval Rebec, orignating from the Near East and also known as the Gigue

Pretty French Girl in Fashionable Swimwear
Superb portrait of a Pretty French Girl in a fashionable dark red Swimsuit, green scarf tied on her head and hands clasped in a slightly suggestive pose... Date: circa 1910s

Vietnam - Quang Yen - Living Chess Game
Participants in a Living Chess Game at Quang Yen in the Quang Ninh province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. Date: circa 1910

New Year card in the shape of a wedge of cheese. Date: circa 1890s

18th Century Bible frontispiece - Acts of the Apostles. circa 18th century

Twelve-section German Biblical frontispiece circa 18th century

Advertisement for Shoolbreds flannel shirts, WW1
Advertisement for Shoolbreds flannel shirts, cut out and ready for women to sew for soldiers at the front in the First World War. Date: 1914

Self-acting lathe with plain gap and filling up piece. Height of centres 6 inches

Carved piece of Chinese amber (length 120mm)
Carved piece of Chinese amber, date and source unknown, though it may have originated from Burma

John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea Tree
Coloured front piece of John Lettsoms Natural History of the Tea Tree. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Piltdown 1 cranium
Five pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium (not including jaw). Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Piece of the Henbury iron meteorite
A pice of the Henbury iron meteorite, 28cm across, which once formed part of an asteroids core

A boy ties a large basket to the mantle-piece
A small boy ties a huge basket to the mantle-piece, instead of the traditional stocking, in the hope that Father Christmas will fill it up with presents. Date: c. 1910

DESTORRENTS, Ram󮠨14th century). Crucifixion
DESTORRENTS, Ram󮠨 14th century). Crucifixion. 1353. Catalan school. Piece who belonged to Almudaina altarpiece. Italian gothic. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. Palma de Mallorca. Mallorca Museum

BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c. ). The Dragon Fighting
" BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Dragon Fighting with the Servants of God. 1375-1382. Piece no. 39 from " The Apocalypse of Angers", commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Down with the foreigners! Burn their books!. Piece of popular literature that defends xenophobia and war against the foreign people, published in 1891 in Chang Cha, Hou Nan province. Engraving

Piece of a Paracas fabric. Paracas culture. Textiles. Proc: PERU. ICA

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