Images Dated 9th August 2018 (page 8)

EVENING DRESS 1816
Gown with high waist situated just below the bust. The sleeves & hemline are lavishly adorned with flowers & foliage. Lace edged gloves & a turban with aigrette are worn. Date: 1816

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823

LEANDER
Leander, the lover of Hero (a priestess of Aphrodite), swims the Hellespont nightly to be with her, as depicted here : but one night he drowns, so she drowns herself too

FARNESE HERCULES
Depicted with his club and the skin of Nemean the Lion

HYLAS
A youth of whom Herakles is very fond; but during the Golden Fleece expedition, sent to fetch water, he is carried off by the nymphs of Mysia and never seen by Herakles again

HERA / JUNO (TOOKE)
As befits the consort of Zeus, she travels in a splendid chariot drawn by her favourite peacocks

JANUS & CIVILISATION JANUS & CIVILISATION
The Roman god of exits and entrances, credited with bringing civilisation to Italy - the practical skills, the sciences and the arts

HERO & LEANDER HERO & LEANDER
Leander nightly swims the Hellespont to be with his lover Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, but one day he drowns and she joins him neath the billowing wave

JANUS
The Roman god of exits and entrances, traditionally depicted as looking two ways - backwards and forwards

HESTIA / TOOKE
The virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire brought by Aeneas from Troy, and served by the Vestal Virgins

Hermes - Mercury - Tooke
Classical Mythology - Hermes (Mercury), Messenger of the Gods - from Tookes Pantheon

HYGEIA Greek deity, goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius and Epigone, with snake, platter, laurels and branch

Algeria - A Moor Date: circa 1907

By Order of the Owner - Lot 1. Kitty, Chestnut Mare (property of a lady - very fast) - a lightly satirical (to whom does the description apply!!) postcard by Lance Thackeray (1867-1916). Date: 1902

Stylish French Fashion model in swimwear and pink headscarf Date: circa 1920s

View from an aeroplane of Hove, East Sussex, England
View from an aeroplane (an Avro 504) of the coastline at Hove, East Sussex, England. Date: circa 1910s

Bolton-by-Bowland - The Coach & Horses Pub
Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Coach & Horses Pub. Date: circa 1905

London Underground - District Line - Single Ticket #3042 from 1897 - Victoria to Gloucester Road (Brompton) - 4d - Third Class. Date: 1897

Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia - The Jetty
The Jetty at Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia. Gagra is on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains

London by Night - Looking for Zeppelins - Londoners take up the highest viewpoints they can to search the skies for these new miracles of aviation

St Barbara - Santa Barbara, California
St Barbara - known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr

The Cheeky Greengrocers reply: " Have you anything in the shape of a cucumber?" " Yes Miss, a Banana - How will that suit?" Date: 1919

One Ass is as Good as Another
Comic Postcard - One Ass is as Good as Another - This lovely lady - a vision in purple and mauve - is fainding far more pleasure channeling her affections toward the flower stall-pulling donkey than

Fashionable Style - Massive hat with feather adornment
Fashionable Bulgarian Style - Pretty model wearing a massive hat with Ostrich Feathers adornment, shaped almost like eagles wings!! She is enjoying a glass of something strong

Big Hat - A Martyr to fashion
A young girl who is clearly a Martyr to Fashion. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: circa 1910

French Fashion - Large back felt hat worn by a photographic model, although the hat is rendered in felt and fabric and the girls hair is from some un-determined source

I d like to Swagger All My Life - But I ll have to be trotting back to work next week confund it. Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large

London Underground - Metropolitan Line - Single Ticket #625 from 1895 - Mansion House to Moorgate Street via Mark Lane - 3d - Third Class. Date: 1895

The Whole Family up-to-date - Swagger Style. Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Date: 1912

Franco-British Exhibition, London - Martell Cognac
Franco-British Exhibition, London - Drink Pavilion the J & F Martell Cognac stand Date: 1908

Papuan Man wearing a gibi-gibi - Wonar village
Papuan Man wearing a gibi-gibi - Wonar (or Wonari) village, Cape Nelson District, North-Eastern Division, Papua New Guinea

Opatjia, Croatia - Bathers swimming beneath the sea wall by the Hotel Kvarner. Date: 1908

A British Waitress in a restaurant or teahouse
A British Waitress working in a restaurant or teahouse - delivering a tray of hot drinks. Perhaps her slightly downcast expression is in part due to the fact that gratuities to serving staff were

Istanbul, Turkey - Sulimaniye Mosque (close-up) Date: 1916

The Mahdis Tomb - Morning after the Battle
Sudan - Omdurman - The Mahdis Tomb - Morning after the Battle - 2nd September, 1898.. An army commanded by the British General Sir Herbert Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah al-Tshi

Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle - one might suggest his choice of headgear would not be the most inconspicuous choice available... Date: circa 1907

Algeria - A Young Ouled Bootblack. Date: circa 1907

Algerian Shoeshine Boy. Date: circa 1907

Franco-British Exhibition, London - Palace of Womans Work
Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London - a large public fair held in London between 14 May and 31 October 1908 - Palace of Womans Work Date: 1908

Charabanc Tour - Lourdes, France - Garage Majestic. Date: circa 1920s

Swallowcliff, Wiltshire - The Royal Oak Pub. Date: 1908

Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Village Forge. Date: circa 1905

Algerian Water Carrier. Date: circa 1907

Aden, Yemen - Firewood Sellers and their camel transports. Not the Britihs colonial influence of a hugely incongruous lampost! Date: 1910s

The Market, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. A city known for colonial architecture and revolutionary history. Date: 1911

A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the Fort and British Barracks, Khartoum, Sudan. Date: circa 1920s

Benedictine Ladies Convent - Poperinge, Belgium
Benedictine Ladies Convent and Free School - Poperinge, Belgium - sent by a soldeir on active service during WW1 in 1917. Date: 1917

When tired of cricket... try Spooning! A dashing young cricketer discovers countryside delights beyond the boundary! He must have thought his luck could be in as he has come prepared with his little

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