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Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1670, by CoCornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1657-1683). Flemish painter. Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
1st Battalion Cheshire Regiments regimental drumOriginal painting for the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiments regimental drum showing 17 Battle Honours of the Regiment from Louisburg to Kut al Amara
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - tails
Suffragette W. S. P. U Pinner Constance LyttonSuffragette W.S.P.U Pinner Constance Lytton. The Pinner, Middlesex, branch of the Womens Social and Political Union, captioned on reverse, W.S.P.U Garden Party given by Mr. & Mrs
Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS TitanicRMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic
Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s
Boys in field, Essex Boys Industrial School. ChelmsfordA garden squad doing agricultural work at Essex Boys Industrial School, Chelmsford. A cart bears the name of the institution. (See also the image of card reverse in this collection.) Date: circa 1906
LA Samaritaine, ParisThe Samaritaine, in the rue de Rivoli, is still Pariss biggest and best department store. (on the reverse of this card are portraits of the founders of the store.)
18th French Court DressMan: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat
Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s
Les Cloches de Corneville by Clairville and Charles Gabet. It was adapted into English by H. B. Farnie and Robert Reece. Reverse of the previous flyer for the Halifax Amateur Operatic Society
Booths bone china flared beaker. Hand-enamelled transfer. Portrait of Britannia entitled The Flag which never comes down. Royal Coat of Arms on reverse. Commemorative Ware
Ottoman C16 Koran / BackA fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Reverse of page
English Dresses Oct 18383 gowns all with bishop sleeves, 2 with reverse cuffs, V necklines and pointed waists. Hemlines are trimmed with flounces, embroidery, rouleaux and puffing
Fashions December 1880Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque
A couple standing together - reverse silhouetteInteresting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a couple standing together - clearly much in love. Date: circa 1910s
Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff Royal Infirmary. Formal group of 16 men in white coats, two women in white coats, and two sisters
Ernest King and other Marland Hospital Staff, including six male nurses. Reverse reads Ernest King is 2nd row centre. Charge Nurse Marland Hospital nr Rochdale, Lancs. Approx 1949. Date: circa 1949
Two Women with parasolsInteresting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within a decorative border showing two identical women with parasols greeting each other. Date: circa 1910s
WW2 - Are You Helping Russia AppealA WW2 advertisement on the reverse of a children's book. The advertisement is an Aid To Russia fund organised by Mrs. Churchill's Red Cross. Date: circa 1940s
The reverse of a Raphael Tuck & Sons postcard detailing information about this famous card publisher, information of the different types of card they published
WW2 Christmas Card, Atten-shun!A WW2 Christmas greetings card, showing illustrations on the front, reverse and interior, images include scenes of dogs wearing military uniform. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas Card, William Charles CrockerAn illustrated front and reverse of a WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Crocker. The image shows wartime figures carrying
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, column section from restaurantWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Section of a column from Titanic?s a la carte restaurant on B Deck. Fluted with a 1ins. gilt carved ribbon
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, in Belfast, Northern IrelandWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic, sepia photograph of Titanic in Belfast, late 1911, the reverse reads ?1912?, ?Titanic?, ?Belfast?, ?1 page?. It bears the stamp of Harlingue studio collection
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, dinner menu card (back)Signed First Class dinner menu card (back) for Titanic?s sister ship RMS Olympic dated September 20th 1911. This is a significant date as Olympic collided with Royal Naval cruiser HMS Hawke
Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody ArchiveEARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No
Pekingese dog, by Harry RountreePekingese dog, original etching by Harry Rountree (see 12270549 for reverse image). Date: circa 1930
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - oak column section from Cabin 62, stencilled on reverse port side and impressed fore end starboard side. 23.5 inches. Date: 20th century
RMS Mauretania - panel converted into fire screenRMS Mauretania - quarter veneered satinwood panel converted to take the form of a fire screen, pencil notations to reverse. 16 x 25 inches. Date: 20th century
RMS Queen Mary - art deco style oblong mirrorRMS Queen Mary - art deco style first-class oblong mirror bearing a peach tint, marked on reverse RMS Queen Mary. 30 x 10 inches. Date: 20th century
RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other itemsRMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz
RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic for the month of April 1912, Sheet 133, Meteorological Office, London. The chart is in colour and displays wind, sea current, sea temperature
RMS Titanic - John Jacob Astor and Archibald Butt, victimsRMS Titanic - John Jacob Astor IV and Archibald Butt, First Class passengers and victims of the disaster. Press photograph (L) stamped Bain New Service, New York
White Star Line, agent's desk calendarWhite Star Line - unusual agent's desk calendar for 1928. Each month depicts a picture by Charles Birchill with a song on the reverse. 7 x 8 inches. Date: 1928
Space Memorabilia - Joan Aldrin collectionSpace Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp
Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 first day coverSpace Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp
RMS Titanic passenger and victim John Jacob Astor IVRMS Titanic - First Class passenger and victim John Jacob Astor IV, press photograph with stamps on reverse. 8 x 10 inches
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - reverse painting on glass of Titanic. Approx. 14 inches
RMS Olympic - reverse glass painting of Olympic at sea. 8 x 8 inches
RMS Titanic - CS Mackay-Bennett cable-laying shipRMS Titanic - sepia press photograph of the CS Mackay-Bennett transatlantic cable-laying and cable repair ship which recovered most of the bodies of the victims of the Titanic sinking
President William Howard Taft and Major Archibald Butt, a presidential aide who died when the Titanic sank. Photo is pasted to heavy cardboard backing, with an incorrect notation on reverse. Pres
RMS Titanic - Fred Pennal, bathroom steward, victimRMS Titanic - studio portrait photo of Thomas Frederick Cohen Pennal (1878-1912), bathroom steward First Class, who lost his life when the ship sank
Four photographs of a cable ship, R D Legate Archive, with handwritten notation on reverse
White Star Line - Delft salad crescent dishWhite Star Line - Second Class Delft pattern salad crescent dish printed on reverse Stonier and Co. Ltd, Liverpool
White Star Line - Wisteria side plate dated 7/02 on reverse, excellent condition. 7.5 inches. Date: 1902
RMS Olympic, White Star liner, reverse glass painting, 8 x 8 inches
The card that pleased IrelandThis card for overseas mail replaced the one issued on 1 April (unfortunate date!) which had left Ireland off the title. It was posted from Hull to Magdeburg
British smaller Inland PostcardThis replaced the earlier larger card and is an early example of how advertisers and merchants were making use of this cheap and efficient form of communication
Reverse of George V & Queen Mary Christmas cardThis card was contained in a tin of tobacco and chocolates given to troops at Christmas 1914. Sailors had a card with the King in Naval uniform
Return from hunting, cutout figure by G Boudard, WW1Return from hunting, cutout figure (reverse) by G Boudard, First World War. 1916
Victorian mourning card, Edgar George PottleVictorian mourning card, In Loving Remembrance of Edgar George Pottle, MRCS LRCP, who died April 9th, 1880, aged 40, interred in the family grave, at Highgate Cemetery
Second Spanish Republic. Reverse of a 50 cents banknote (1937). Coin
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Como ha sembrado la iglesia su religion en Espana (How the church has sown its religion in Spain). Poster from the UGT desigend by Raga
Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915
Giabaree Reverse, reversing station, Darjeeling Railway, Indiac.1900 vintage photograph: Giabaree Reverse, reversing station, trains on the track, Darjeeling Railway, Thomas Paar photograph
Comic postcard, Car and caravan, forward or reverse? Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no CouponsThe long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside youThe postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Washing upThe caption on the postcard is Washing up - probably a play on sorting things out now that the war is over. The reverse carries a message from Winston Churchill We must now devote all our strength
Matador making a reverse pass with the cloak in front of a charging bull. Chromolithograph by E. Calle after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid
Fancy Dress at the Royal Victoria Hospital Bournemouth. Large group in wide variety of costumes ? and matron in the centre. Reverse annotated Royal Victoria Hospital Bournemouth 1930s Date: circa 1930
Six staff nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital, taking tea. Informal group of six nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital. Reverse reads All staff nurses training at the Brook 1933-35
Day staff of S2 Male ? group of nurses including Mary Gourley, outdoors.. Semi-formal group of 12 nurses outdoors. Reverse reads Day staff of S2 Male c.1941. Mary Gourley 3rd from left
Staff of Rangoon General Hospital, incl Lily Mary McKenzieStaff of Rangoon General Hospital, including Lily Mary McKenzie. Formal group of four rows. Reverse reads Rangoon General Hospital (circ 1918-20)
Seven nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital. Informal group of seven nurses in the grounds of Brook Fever Hospital, one marked with a dot
?At Preliminary Training School? Formal group of 19 nursesAt Preliminary Training School Formal group of 19 nurses, including Dorothy Bridle. Formal group of 19 nurses, posed outside large building
Formal group of ten nurses and Matron, West Middlesex HospitFormal group of ten nurses and Matron Miss Eva Huggins, West Middlesex Hospital. Formal group, posed outdoors. Reverse reads West Middlesex Hospital ?1925
Informal group of seven nurses at Bradford War hospital, including Miss Lizzie Baggott. Reverse annotated Nurses at Bradford War hospital. Miss Lizzie Baggott in right foreground
Large informal group of nurses and children, Christmas tree in background, Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth. Six nurses with ten children of mixed ages, toys and large Christmas tree
Formal group of ten nurses in ward, Boscombe Hospital Bournemouth. Formal group of ten nurses (seven standing, three seated) in ward. Reverse reads Boscombe Hospital Bournemouth Xmas 1932. Date: 1932
Group of nurses and children, Royal Victoria HospitalLarge informal group of nurses and children, Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth. Seven nurses with ten children of mixed ages
Nurses and babies, Royal Victoria Hospital, BournemouthNurses and babies, Christmas Day 1934, Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth. Five nurses standing holding nine newborn babies round table with crackers, fruit, flowers
Formal group photograph, six nurses, senior nurse, gentleman. Front reads x Lilian. Reverse reads Lilian Cymla [?sp] 1919 Date: 1919
Four nurses, Swansea Hospital. Reverse reads At Swansea Hosp 1920 Date: 1920
Sister Jenny and nurses, Talbot Ward, Swansea hospital. Reverse reads Sister Jenny in Talbot Ward, Swansea Hosp Date: 1915-25
Talbot Ward Swansea Hospital, nurses and patients. Reverse reads May 1918 Talbot Ward S. H. Date: 1918
Three nurses on balcony, Bury St Edmunds Hospital. Reverse reads Balcony, Bury St Edmunds Hosp myself & Sisters Hawley & Marshall 1922 Date: 1922
Six nurses and cat, Montgomery House, Mauchline. Reverse annotated Montgomery House Mauchline Ayrshire. Muriel Adlington c1939-40 Date: 1939-40
Nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery HouseGroup of nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery House, Mauchline. Reverse reads Montgomery House Mauchline Ayrshire. Annotated Muriel Adlington c1939-40
Formal group of doctors, nurses, possible clerical staffDate: 1917-20
Four sisters at the entrance to Highgate Hospital. Reverse reads Highgate Hospital London at the entrance 1936. Four sisters out of 26 Date: 1936
The prize-winners, Newcastle General Hospital. Reverse reads The Prize-winners June 1934 N_C General Hospital. Left ? Brown, Yetts [?sp], Robins, Rowe Right
Matron, Gold and Bronze Medallists, Acton Hospital. Reverse reads Gold & Bronze Medallist with the Matron Acton Hospital Date: 1950-60
