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Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, SenegambiaNaked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine
Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s
Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew membersCaptain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital. Midshipmen in uniforms, peg-legged veterans with walking sticks
Thomas Rowlandson, The Honeymoon - When the old fool has drunk his wine, and gone to rest - I will be thine. circa 1816
Athens, Greece - Relief sculptures - Theatre of Dionysus. Alterations carried out in the third century AD by the archon Phaedrus included the re-use of earlier Hadrianic reliefs (pictured here)
Promenade and sea front, Weston-Super-Mare, SomersetPromenade and sea front, Birnbeck Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with holidaymakers. Date: circa 1920s
Harvesting red grapes at the Binifadet vineyard, MenorcaA worker carries a basket of Merlot red grapes from the vines during harvest at the Binifadet vineyard bodega, Sant, Lluis, Menorca, Spain Date: 2012
Thora Hird - British ActressThora Hird (1911-2003) - British Actress. Best known for her roles in Meet the Wife, a 1960s BBC situation comedy and her 17-year role as Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine. Date: circa 1942
Picking grapes, Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany
Picking grapes Rudesheim am Rhein Germany probably 1920s
White Star Line, cut glass wine carafeWhite Star Line, cut glass rare stem wine carafe, house flag to front. 9ins
Glass of Wine - Glass of red wine on a table beside flowers
Bristol Wine Street early 1900s
Wine Street, Bristol, Victorian period
Wine shop and House of Sallust, Pompeii, Italy, Victorian period
Ancient wine press, treading the grapes Date: 1840
Wartime Phosferine Tonic Wine AdvertA wartime advertisement promoting Phosferine Tonic Wine, a glass of which is said to aid a good night's rest. Date: circa 1940s
Portrait, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FrancePortrait of Nicolas Ruinart, founder of Maison Ruinart in 1729, in the tasting room at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart
Champagne, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FranceBottles of Ruinart Blanc des Blancs and Ruinart Rose, in the winery at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims, Marne
Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FranceLunch of Oysters, 1737, detail, copy of an oil painting by Jean Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Ruinart Salon at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world
Champagne cellars, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FranceSteps down to the underground chalk cellars, or crayeres, where champagne is aged, at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims
Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FrancePouring the champagne by hand, in the winery at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France
Chateau Perrier, Epernay, Champagne, FranceChateau Perrier, built 1852-57 in Louis XIII style by architect Pierre-Eugene Cordier, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France
Champagne de Venoge, Epernay, Champagne, FranceTasting terrace at the Hotel de Venoge, built 1899, now Champagne de Venoge, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France
Champagne de Castellane, Epernay, Champagne, FranceChampagne de Castellane headquarters, founded 1895 by Viscount Florens de Castellane, with brick buildings and tower designed by Marius Toudoire, 1852-1922, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay
White Star Line, cut glass condiment and wine glassWhite Star Line, cut glass condiment and stopper with house flag logo on lid, and First Class wine glass. 5ins
Tastes And Colors You Should Not DiscussA series of illustrations displaying the use of different colours, a yellow gentleman removing the hat of a man in green with a fishing rod, as he carries away a lady
Africa. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera)History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
Hatch Mansfield and Co AdvertisementAn advertisement for Hatch Mansfield & Co. Limited, London based winemakers, promoting old master port wine, ideal for hunting flasks, clubs and messes
The SideboardA still life oil painting of a sideboard laid with a white tablecloth, upon which a presentation of cutlery, wine bottle, silver platter, and four vases of red flowers sits. Date: circa 1921
A Summer NightA portrait lithograph of a young woman, sat at a dining table, she is wearing a fashionable feathered hat, and holding a folded fan in one hand, as she grasps the stem of a wine glass with her other
Devant Ma FentreAn oil painting of a round table with a white tablecloth, laid neatly with bowls of fruit, cups and saucers and a bottle of wine. A vase of pink roses stands behind, situated by a house window
The Infancy of BacchusThis artwork depicts the infant Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and festivity upon the back of another deity wielding a staff. Date: circa 1916
The Wine CarrierAn oil painting of a dwarf, named Grigorio, a wine skin maker who is carrying some large animal carcasses over his shoulder, with a wine container in the other hand. Date: circa 1908
RMS Olympic - stateroom ventilation grille with frameRMS Olympic - original Louis XIV style First Class open frame and wine ventilation grille from stateroom parlour suite C62. Provenance Henry Aldridge, Marquis of Granby dispersal sale 14-4-2000
QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co
Illustration of women and men in a park at Deauville, FranceIllustration by J Simony of women and men by trees, in a park at Deauville, France, enjoying the sun and pouring wine. Captioned, Sun Worshippers at Deauville'. Date: 1911
Italy, Pompeii. House of the Vettii. 1st century AD. Triclinium. Fresco depicting Cupids selling wine. Detail. Date: 2014
The Curtain IllustrationAn illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain
Lady With a Wine VesselChinese painting on silk, featuring a woman holding a large wine vessel, stood wearing a lilac dress with scarf and tassels. Late Ming. Date: circa 1922
Blessed Be WineAn oil painting of a wine drinker holding a flagon. This painting was to be exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts at Stockholm, founded by Sir Joseph Duveen, Bt. Date: circa 1929
Yvonne Fitzroy, actress, theatrical portrait in costume in The Arcadians, Shaftesbury Theatre. Captioned, Arcadian with wine glass'. From an article, London Night's Entertainments'
The Effects of Wine on different Temperaments Date: 19th century
Farewell Dinner Menu, Cunard liner, RMS Queen MaryFarewell Dinner Menu, 27 April 1953, Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary Date: 1953
Farewell Dinner Menu, Cunard liner RMS MauretaniaFarewell Dinner Menu, 31 July 1953, Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953
Dinner Menu, Cunard liner, RMS MauretaniaDinner Menu, Cunard liner RMS Mauretania, 30 July 1953 - at this time the ship was operating between Southampton and New York. Date: 1953
Taylor Walker's Barley Wine
Marston's Owd Roger Barley Wine