Silver Collection (page 7)

Lumberjack with axe British Columbia, Canada, c. 1920
Lumberjack with axe and giant fir trees, British Columbia, Canada, c.1920

Polish refugee flees ahead of German advance Poland WWI
Polish refugee flees with his possessions - a cow and a goose - ahead of the German advance into Poland during World War I

Russian peasants retreating ahead of German advance, WWI
Russian peasants retreating ahead of the German advance, World War I

The Great Retreat off 1915 - Russian peasants World War I
The Great Retreat off 1915 - Russian peasants waiting to be shipped out by train during the Russian retreat of 1915 in World War I

German artillery gun, Brest-Litovsk Treaty in World War I
German artillery gun at the time of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty in World War I

Desstroyed bridge Dniester River Ukraine WWI
Desstroyed bridge over the Dniester River in Ukraine during World War I

Russian artillery - a big gun drawn by a horse team WWI
Russian artillery - a big gun drawn by a horse team world War I

Captured horse of a German cavalry officer, World War I
The captured horse of a German cavalry officer, World War I

Russian engineers repairing a bridge Eastern Front, World War I
Russian engineers repairing a bridge destroyed by Austrian solders during their retreat on the Eastern Front, World War I

WWI Russian soldiers who fought from Warsaw to Brest
World War I - the treaty of Brest Litovsk - Russian soldiers who fought from Warsaw to Brest

Polish refugees leaving Warsaw Poland during Wolrd War I
Polish refugees leaving Warsaw Poland during the invasion of the country during Wolrd War I

Street decorations for Silver Jubilee of King George V
A street in Canning Town, East London, decorated for the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. Date: circa 1935

East Enders celebrate Silver Jubilee, London
Londons East Enders celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, with decorations on their house. Date: 1935

Advert for Mappin and Webb presentation silver ware, 1925
Advert for Mappin & Webb presentation silver ware, 1925 Date: 1925

Two stage gowns from Paris, 1925. On the left Marcelle Lender at the Vaudeville theatre wears an evening frock of mauve charmeuse and liver lace

An evening gown from Chantal, Paris, 1925. Made of almond green crepe and soft tulle draperies on the skirt and steel and silver bead embroidery Date: 1925

Two outfits from Lucien Lelong, Paris, 1925 - one a coat trimmed with fox, the other a dance frock of crepe de chine trimmed with bands of silver, gold and ruby Date: 1925

Two gowns worn by actresses at the Poiniere Theatre, Paris, 1925 - the left worn by Mlle Marken is an emerald green crepe edged with silver rose voile

Advert for Carrington and Co Ltd - Court Jewellers, London
Advert for Carrington & Co Ltd - Court Jewellers, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Advert for a gown from Selfridge s, London, 1926
Advert for a beaded and sequined gown in black satin embriodered with crystal beads and silver sequins from Selfridge s, London, 1926 Date: 1926

The dancer Dolores Farris and the dancing team
The dancer Dolores Farris (late of the Silver Slipper cabaret in New York and now appearing in the Easterm company of Good News) and the dancing team of La Mae and Josine popular in Boston

Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin

Treasure trove from the Dark Ages: pieces of Byzantine ornamental plate among the many magnificent objects that have been unearthed at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk

Photograph of Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Silver Cup PH, Kings Cross, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Scenes of the exploration of Patagonia
Penguins in South America 28, Patagonian giants in animal skins 29, and Patagonians delighted by the sight of a mirror on Captain Samuel Wallis ship 30. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

White or Silver Lions, Panthera leo melanochaita, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster
John Dory, Zeus faber, magpie perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, migratory silver fish, and butterfly lobster, Ibacus peronii

Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae
Emu and young chicks, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Lithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned, Marcus Ward, London

English aristocrat in a carriage ignoring a handshake from a lady, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somersville cut by the Countess of Caperington, Lady Scattercash

Silver berry or oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia
Silver berry or oleaster, olivier de Boheme, Elaeagnus angustifolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa. Calixhymenia viscosa, Oxybaphus viscosus, Ossibafo vischioso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Sycamore, silver fir, foxglove, prickly pear, etc
Old World sycamore, Platanus orientalis, silver fir, Abies picea, foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, prickly pear, Opuntia, Carduus marianus thistle, Silybum marianum, Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

German fashion of the late 15th century. Knights of the Kevernburg with their wives, holding armorial shields and pennants, Arnstadt A-F

Gertrude Anne of Hohenberg, queen of King Rudolf
Gertrude Anne of Hohenberg, 1225-1281, queen of King Rudolf I of Germany, and her son Charles, d.1276. Kaiserin Anna Gertraud, Karl. From her tomb in Basel Minster

Mourners in a Muslim cemetery
Rites of passage in the Muslim cemetery of Eyup, Istanbul. Mourners in turban and robes praying before gravestones. Cimitero

Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, 1365
Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. In crown and ermine cape, he receives boxes of gold and silver 1, diplomas 2, coins from common informers or conspirators 3

Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase
Pompa di un sacrifizio. Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase. Two lines of celebrants bearing sheep for sacrifice approach an altar. Pompa di un Sacrifizio

Ancient Etruscan chimera. A winged marine demon with fish tail limbs tormenting a man and woman 1, and Scylla an infernal winged mermaid with giant hooks 2. Geni infernali

View of the Neapolitan Crypt or Crypta Neapolitana, ancient Roman road tunnel linking Naples to Pozzuoli on the Via Domiziana, Italy. Grotta di Posilippo

Heart and dart moth, turnip moth and silver cloud
Heart and dart moth, Agrotis exclamationis 1, 2, turnip moth, Agrotis segetum 3, 4, and silver cloud, Egira conspicillaris 5. Phalaena exclamationis, caliginosa, fuscosa, melaleuca

Pale prominent, heart and club, and dark sword-grass
Pale prominent, Pterostoma palpina, heart and club, Agrotis clavis, and dark sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon. Phalaena palpina, clavis, spinula

Conformist, double dart, scarce brindle and silver arches
Conformist, Lithophane furcifera 1, double dart, Graphiphora augur 2, scarce brindle, Apamea lateritia 3, 4, and silver arches, Polia hepatica 5

Garden dart and other moths
Garden dart, Euxoa nigricans 1-3, Hadena filograna 4, antirrhinum brocade, Calophasia platyptera 5, Simyra nervosa 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Green silver-spangled shark, autumnal rustic and figure
Green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 1, 2, autumnal rustic, Eugnorisma glareosa 4, figure of eighty, Tethea ocularis 4-6

Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line
Saxon moth, Hyppa rectilinea 1, shears moth, Hada plebeja 2, 3, marsh dagger, Acronicta strigosa 4, brown-spot pinion, Agrochola litura 5, white-line dart, Euxoa nigrofusca 6, Opigena polygona 7

Gold spangle and other moths
Gold spangle, Autographa bractea 1, 2, Euchalcia modestoides 3, 4, Lamprotes c-aureum 5 and Panchrysia deaurata 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Scarce silver Y, plain golden Y and gold spot
Scarce silver Y, Syngrapha interrogationis 1, 2, plain golden Y, Autographa jota 3-5, gold spot, Plusia festucae 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

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