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Fire shovel, reverseCast polished steel fire shovel with a decorative brass handle, a floral finial and a bell-shaped blade with a pierced flower motif, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a poker
PokerCast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel
Love and Opportunity, a domestic interior with two men and a woman at a table, engraving, published by Robert Sayer, September 1768. Date: 09/1768
Cookery bookManuscript recipe book in original calf covers, 90 pages and index, with an ownership inscription for Ann Dawson, dated 1724. Date: 1724
The Complete Practical CookBook, The Complete Practical Cook; Or, A New System Of the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery, by Charles Carter, London: printed for W. Meadows, in Cornhill; C
Occasional tableBamboo occasional table with a lacquered octagonal top and four drop-down leaves, manufactured by W.F. Needham in Birmingham, c.1888. Date: c.1888
Advertisement for Kerrs thread, Newark, New Jersey, USAAn advertisement for Kerr & Co thread of Newark, New Jersey, USA. Keep your eye on Kerrs Thread. Sure to Please. Showing a young lady sitting on a giant reel of thread
Art Deco girl with pink flowersGiovanni Meschini (1888-1977) - Italian artist born in Rome. After World War One he set up the Ars Nova Studio that produced many designs of pochoir or stencil printed postcards. Date: 1931
Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studioWalter Richard Sickert and his wife seen in his studio at Broadstairs, the state of which brings new meaning to the word, untidy. Date: 1938
Cart pulled by a horse, cow, bullock, donkey at same timeVintage 19th century photograph: heavy cart with sacks, being pulled by a horse a cow / bullock and a donkey at the same time. Sommer studio, southern Italy
Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890Image show offcers quarters on board. The ship was converted into a floating museum and used to display the horrors of the penal era. She was destroyed by fire in 1946
Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet, KCB, CMGVintage 19th century photograph: captioned as Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet, KCB, CMG (6 January 1802 - 12 February 1876) was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861
Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von HeßVintage 19th century photograph: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hesz (alternatively: von Hess) (17 March 1788, Vienna - 13 April 1870, Vienna), was an Austrian soldier and field marshal
Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine known as the Emir AbdelkaderVintage 19th century photograph: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883; Arabic: Ï╣Ï¿Ï» Ϻ┘ä┘éϺϻÏ▒ ϺϿ┘å...Ï¡┘è┘è Ϻ┘äÏ»┘è┘åÔÇÄ ╩┐Abd al-Q─üdir ibn Muß©Ñy al-d─½n)
Auguste Michel Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d AngelyVintage 19th century photograph: Auguste Michel Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely, later 2nd Count Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely was a Marshal of France, soldier and politician
The Magic Workshop - adagio dance training - with Earle Wallace and the Three Phantoms, 1930 Date: 1930
Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph
Studio photograph of a little girl pictured with a doll and picture book. Date: late 1920s
Photographer explains the posing machine in his studioThe cartoon follows a photographer explaining and poking fun at the posing machine used when capturing portraits in a studio.He comments on getting people to sit for a photograph is an art form in
Danahar or Danaher, boxerA boxer named Danahar or Danaher (there were several), seen here in what appears to be a turn of the century studio photo with painted backdrop, and a trophy on the right. Date: circa 1900
Teresa Feoderovna Ries sculpting a bust of Mark TwainTeresa Feoderovna Ries (18741950), Russian-born Austrian sculptor and painter, sculpting a bust of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens, 1835-1910), American author. circa 1898
Arthur Lasenby Liberty and co-directors in trial studioSir Arthur Lasenby Liberty and co-directors in the trial studio. He was the founder of Liberty & Co in London. circa 1900
CAT - Persian cat in hat and tie
Victorian boy standing proudly alongside his Penny FarthingA delightful Victorian carte-de-visite photograph of a young boy standing proudly alongside his Penny Farthing bicycle circa 1880
Pretty young girl with a huge velvet bow in her hair sitting for a studio photographic portrait on an elegant curved stool seat. circa 1910s
Mother, son and Aunt pop into the While U Wait Studios, Wellington Terrace Promenade, Blackpool and have their portrait taken seated around an elaborate crescent moon prop! Date: circa 1930s
Portrait by Sze Yuen Ming & Co, Yao Hua Studio, ShanghaiMale studio photographic portrait by Sze Yuen Ming & Co, Yao Hua Studio, Shanghai, China (active circa 1892 to 1920s). Date: circa 1895
Studio photo, sailor in HMS Orion cap and uniform, WW1Studio photo, sailor in HMS Orion cap and uniform. HMS Orion was a dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1914
Studio portrait of a woman with unsual dress and watchStudio portrait of a woman with unusual dress and watch Date: circa 1907
Canadian Gent with a fine moustache - Studio Portrait Date: circa 1890
Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West DurantMinnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s
British wedding photograph - smart couple. Date: circa 1920s
Tanzania - Three Nyamwezi Men - a Bantu tribal group - the 2nd largest in Tanzania. Date: circa 1909
Pop Superstar Prince performing live on stage - Parade TourPop Superstar Prince (1958-2016) performing live on stage at Wembley Arena, London England in August 1986 during The Parade Tour (also called the Under the Cherry Moon Tour)
Hidden Treasure CrackersGreen cardboard cracker box with a desert island scene printed on paper on the lid, labelled Hidden Treasure Crackers, originally containing an assortment of hats, caps, good snaps and mottoes
Variety saucerGlazed porcelain saucer decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and a bamboo design
Variety trayGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tray, undersideGlazed porcelain diamond-shaped tray decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety tea cup, undersideGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tea cupGlazed porcelain tea cup decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety milk jugGlazed porcelain milk jug decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety sugar bowl, undersideGlazed porcelain sugar bowl and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety sugar bowl and lidGlazed porcelain sugar bowl and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety teapot, undersideGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Variety teapot and lidGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Card tableD-shaped folding card table made of mahogany with satinwood crossbanding and stringing, bearing the label of Thomas Wilmott. Probably made and retailed in London around 1800-1840. Date: c.1800-1840
Chamber potGlazed earthenware chamber pot with painted and gilded decoration of suspended pendants and festoons of pink roses. Manufactured in England c.1916
