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Hon Dorothy Paget with her horse, Golden MillerHon Dorothy Wyndham Paget (1905-1960) with her champion racehorse, Golden Miller (1927-1957). Date: circa 1930s
Lady Outside Gucci ShopA smartly-dressed lady in turban, pearls and gloves, leaves the Gucci shop in Bond Street to step into her waiting Rolls Royce parked outside
Poster advertising Bibby Line cruisesPoster advertising Bibby Line short sea cruises, showing some glamorous people strolling around the deck in their evening dress
Postcard for the Budget League chaired by Winston Churchill to promote the Peoples Budget introduced by David Lloyd George. Tax the Loafer - not the loaf!
Silver Cross advertisementAdvertisement for Silver Cross prams (or baby coaches), featuring an immaculately turned out young 1950s mother wearing an off the shoulder pink dress with pearls, heels and long yellow gloves
Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620, by Hendrick AvercampHendrick Avercamp (1585-1634). Dutch painter. Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
The Maharajah of Mysore, WW1Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV GCSI, GBE (June 4, 1884 August 3, 1940, Bangalore Palace), also known popularly as Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar
Silhouette of stylish couple dancing
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion. Date: 1902
Dance of Death / HolbeinOld or young, rich or poor, powerful or weak - whoever you are, Death insists that you join in his Dance !
Business section, Dubuque, Iowa. The rich live in houses on the cliffs seen in background. Date 1940 Apr
Three Cartier platinum and diamond bracelets Date: circa 1930s
Two businessmen and different business modelsThe Old Way. The New Way. Two businessmen and different business models and their success or failure. Giving credit or paying cash. Date: 1870
Mental Cruelty by H. M. BatemanA banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter
Humanised turkey in the role of a bankerA humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money
Contract I Hogarth 1745Marriage a la Mode 1. The Contract The Earl of Squanderfield and a rich Alderman of the City of London arrange a marriage between son and daughter
Dinner in an aristocratic French home, with servants attending to everyones needs
The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May GoeletAmerica and the Peerage - Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow - Barbara HuttonPortrait of Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl"
A pair of rich girls off shopping - passing an Etam Store - their chauffeur follows their progress down the street just to be sure... Date: circa late 1940s
Advertisement for Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, LondonAdvertisement for the Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, London, in a building containing a concert hall, practice rooms, offices and showroom, built in 1929 by Bechstein, the German piano manufacturers
Banquet des Chevaliers de l Ordre du Saint-Esprit donne au chateau de Fontainebleau le 14 mai 1633, French School. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit sit at two long tables
Couple at Opera C1875Anticipation: an engaged couple in their box at the opera - she is still wondering whether he loves her
Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressingAn aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress
May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girlMiss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million
John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at LordsScene during the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords Cricket Ground in NW London, 13 July 1934. Showing people strolling about during the lunch interval
Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireWatercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
St John Chrysostom / TheveSAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Archbishop of Constantinople, noted preacher, exiled by the rich and powerful for his outspoken views Date: circa 347 - 407
The Main Staircase, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911
A Corner of the Foyer, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and GirlBiblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus healing the Rich Mans Liittle Daughter
Advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeurAdvertisement for Daimler hire cars, complete with chauffeur. Showing a Daimler landaulette in front of a large country house. Date: circa 1930s
Jugend front cover, people in a horse-drawn carriageFront cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a group of rich people in an open horse-drawn carriage, riding through the countryside, while farm workers harvest the fields in the middle distance
Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag
Charlemagne, King and EmperorCharlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800
Lana Turner in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) wearing a Dolly Tree creation originally designed for Virginia Grey in Rosalie (1937), with Robert Young Date: 1937
Poster for Mother Goose, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s
Great by H. M. BatemanCaricature of a self-important gentleman in evening dress, puffing his chest out as he smokes a cigarette. Date: 1927
Cheshire Fox MeetWell-to-do fox hunters standing beside their cars with a pack of Royal Rock Beagles at a Meet at Storeton, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s
Rich Woman fishes for suitorsLeap Year - A Sure Bait A rich woman sits on the riverbank, loading up her hook with her riches ( LSD - pounds shillings and pence) - a sure bait for the mass of suitors she has already caught
Balloon Race at Hurlingham, south west LondonScene at a balloon race at Hurlingham, south west London -- a social event as well as a sporting occasion
Richard of India - Maharajah in IstanbulRichard of India. An Indian Maharajah during a visit to Constantinople
Paris fashions for November, 1864A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border
Male Type / Rich Toff 1922Arrogant young gent ready for a night on the tiles wears a 3/4 length double-breasted overcoat lined with sable, also white gloves, top hat, silk fringed scarf & monocle
Jockey / Joseph MarshallJoseph Marshall, jockey, in the colours of Mrs C Rich
St Edmund of AbingdonSAINT EDMUND OF ABINGDON EDMUND RICH English scholar. He became archbishop of Canterbury in 1233. He preached 6th crusade