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Beardsley / Salome / HeadThe dancers reward : the head on a platter
Thanksgiving turkeyTwo small children carry an incredibly large turkey on a platter Date: c. 1920
Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beefMarket Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)
Girl with a Platter of Fruit after Titian formerly Lavinia aGirl with a Platter of Fruit (after Titian) (formerly Lavinia as Flora ). Atkins, James 1799-1833
Strong Cheese repels diner and waiterOne of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Cheese: " Supply much stronger, but very little demand." This commodities phrasiology is illustrated by a waiter struggling to cope
The Famous Dolma Maker, ConstantinopleA Famous Dolma maker. Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions. The stuffing may or may not include meat
Play / Wilde / SalomeThe dancers reward: the head on a platter. Maud Allan holds the head of Johannen. Date: 1907
The Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1932Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1932 with an illustration of a lively medieval banquet, with a jester ushering an enormous boars head on a platter. Date: 1932
Jeweller and Antique Silver Dealer - Arthur & Co. 36 New Bond Street, London. Now Delvaux - a high end handbag shop, thankfully retaining many of the period frontage feature depicted here. Date: 1906
White Star Line, First Class oval starburst fruit platter. 15ins
The SideboardA still life oil painting of a sideboard laid with a white tablecloth, upon which a presentation of cutlery, wine bottle, silver platter, and four vases of red flowers sits. Date: circa 1921
GladioliA still life flower piece oil painting of a vase of gladioli flowers, sat in front of a platter dish. Date: circa 1924
Salome and the Head of John the BaptistA sculpture depicting Salome, the daughter of Herod II, sat on top of the pedestal, after requesting the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod was forced by oath to have John beheaded
Illustration by Norman Morrow, of Aino Ackte as Salome, with empty platter. Captioned, Salome without the Baptist's Head'
Puss in Boots - the Ogre - Nursery TaleThe ogre glares at Puss in Boots as he bows and scrapes before him; a platter of dead babies and a calf's head stew are on the table Date: circa 1870
Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customerBarber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509. He is dressed in anachronistic Victorian outfit of top hat, coat, chain breeches and boots
Tray with lemonade jug and two glasses. 1922
Thermometer, barometer and engraved visiting card tray. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Metal baskets, platters and bowls. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Cheese cover, cheese waiter, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Platter from Moustiers, France, with sea godPlatter from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea god Neptune and naiads with trident. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Platter from Nevers, France, with landscape scene of boy and dogs at river, within border of cupids, birds, and flowers. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient
Plate and planter from Nevers, FrancePlate with Chinese scene in blue and gold and jardiniere or planter with mottled foliage pattern from Nevers, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Oval platter from Niderviller, Lorraine, decorated with botanical illustration of roses and tulips. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Platter from Rouen, France, with fantasy Oriental landscape of pagoda, mountains, birds and flowers in imitation chinoiserie
Platter with handles from Rouen, France. Decorated with a fantastical Oriental scene with king, throne, parasol, birds, flowers
Platter from Venice, Italy, landscape inside a border of foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris
Plate from Chaffagiolo, Tuscany, Renaissance enamel ware, with Moors head within escutcheon, border of dolphins, shells and cornucopia
Plate and platter from Treviso and Nove, Italy. Decorated with vegetables and fruit, border of flowers. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Platter from Faenza, Italy, Renaissance maiolica ware with portrait of a young man inside a border of gold foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Platter from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, with portraits of women within a floral pattern. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century, decorated with scene of demons, monsters, chimaera and serpents attacking a wild boar
Platter from Avignon, Vaucluse, France, decorated with gold and crimson filigree pattern. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery
Platter from Marseille, France, 18th century, decorated with botanical painting. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery
Platter from Moustiers, France, 18th century. Chinese fantasy figures with exotic bird and hats on sticks. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod
Beefex makes the ideal sandwichAdvertisement for Beefex, a beef extract, promoting its use as a nourishing and delicious sandwich filling. Date: c. 1920s
The Kitchen of the Bratwurstglocklein in Nuremberg, GermanyThe Kitchen of the most famous purveyor of traditional Nurnberg Bratwurst sausages, the Bratwurstglocklein (Little Sausage Bell)
Cheese Tray Selection Date: 1948
PLAICE AND LEMONA plate of plaice on a bed of lemon slices, garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s
SHELLFISH PLATTERBuisson de coquillages - a magnificently presented shellfish platter. Date: late 19th century
OLD PUB SIGNS (PLATE 2)Various old pub signs: Bush, Bush, Ale-Pole, Cross, Black Jack and Pewter Platter, Nags Head, Bush. (plate 2 in series)
HYGEIA Greek deity, goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius and Epigone, with snake, platter, laurels and branch
Jimmy Wild by George StuddyA rather stupid Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy is distracted from stealing a chop by his reflection in a silver, domed platter cover
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Streetside Confectionary Salesman. Date: circa 1911
Cornish Traditional Pasties: " Which will ee ave, a Turmut, Lickey or Tatie Pasty?" circa 1905