Unusually Collection

46 Royal Marines Commando Memorial Rots Normandy
Unusually this black marble memorial list the ages of the fallen. It commemorates the fighting in Rots and le Hamel of 11 June 1944

The Boxer
An illustration of a smoke piping military man with unusually large fists, standing with a strong stance as his victim runs away, holding his head from a wound. Date: circa 1901

Tree Top
A landscape painting which unusually shows the very top of a tree at the bottom of the image, which enhances the misty view of the distant mountain peaks. Date: circa 1917

The Old Boat
This watercolour painting shows a simple, old boat, unusually placed amongst a group of houses, with two men in conversation nearby. Date: circa 1924

Union Postale Universelle Great Britain and Ireland
Most unusually this postcard does not carry the Royal Coat of Arms and bearing in mind the date of issue may not be what it pretends to be

Larger version of the card that pleased Ireland
This larger card was introduced to accommodate the longer addresses needed for overseas post. Brown printing on buff card. Image printing unusually black. Date: 1 January 1883

A wife who is unusually early alarming her husband. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Gisbert Combaz - Waves
Gisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning

Gisbert Combaz - Rough Sea
Gisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning

United States Army Air Corps - USaC - Curtiss P-40
United States Army Air Corps (USaC) - Curtiss P-40 (Model 81). The first production standard, delivered with the stars and stripes on both wings, unusually

Women Communards; Paris Commune 1871
A group of female Communards, Paris. An unusually sympathetic portrait, full of fervour and feeling for their plight, each woman is drawn as an individual. Date: 1871

WAKEFIELD FRUIT WOMAN
The Wakefield fruit woman and her blind daughter sell a variety of fruit and vegetables from their stall; unusually the daughter has short hair Date: 19th century

Cushendun from the Bridge - a street scene with unusually shaped buildings and a man to the right. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Cushendun). Date: circa early 1900s

Coach near Grasmere, Lake District, most likely a tourist outing. The coach is pulled by three horses, one of which has moved during the exposure

India - The Vihara (Jain) temple on the fort, Gwalior
Black and white. Tall and unusually shaped building with many carvings on the front.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 220 and 59. Date: circa 1890s

Suffragettes and a Policeman, I Like em Both. A Policeman unusually finds two suffragettes most appealing. Date: circa 1908

London Mansion House
Mansion House and Queen Victoria Street, unusually free of traffic Date: circa 1900

Northleach Prison, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire County gaol at Northleach. Unusually, its cells were arranged around the circumference of a polygon with the cell doors opening onto an unenclosed walkway

Cemi kbir, the large mosque, Larnaca, Cyprus: turban-headed gravestones; note graveyard unusually close to the mosque Date: 2011

Holy Water Stoup
The Holy Water Stoup at Blythburgh Church, Suffolk, England. This receptacle is an unusually large vessel and may have been used as an outdoor font for illegitimate baptisms Date: Medieval

Nightingale / Simpson / Scut
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Hospital ward at Scutari, on a day when casualties were unusually light 1820 - 1910

Snowstorm in London, 1881
Engraving showing a number of scenes in London, during an unusually heavy snowstorm in the city on 18th January 1881

Gregorius I & Parents
POPE GREGORIUS I Unusually - perhaps uniquely - a pope is depicted with his parents; his mother is a saint, his father, alas, is merely a senator

Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-steamer Cheshire, October 1
Engraving of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-Steamer, Cheshire, 31st October 1863. This paddle-steamer ferry was built for the Woodside Ferry Commissioners to a design that allowed up to 2000

Josephine (Rogerson)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER de BEAUHARNAIS empress of Napoleon I in an unusually informal pose, she holds a letter, no doubt from her husband away at the wars

Spread of car exhibits from Olympia Motor exhibition 1913
Spread entitled The march of the motor car to perfection: unusually interesting exhibits at Olympia, showing various car exhibits at the 1913 Olympia motor show

CAPAZZA AIRSHIP
Frances Capazza has an unusually flat shape, with external reinforcement

Sightseers + Horseguard
Sightseers pause to admire a horse guard on sentry duty in Whitehall : unusually, he is carrying a gun

Unarmedcherubs
Unusually, these two cherubs are depicted with wings instead of arms, instead of crediting them with both, as is customary : this of course is more anatomically correct

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