Dec16 Collection

Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies
Sidney George Reilly (c.  1873 c.  1925), commonly known as the " Ace of Spies", secret agent of the British Secret Service Bureau

Drury Lane Theatre in London
Scene outside the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Designed by Benjamin Dean Wyatt, it opened on 10 October 1812. Artist signature is Shepherd. Date: 1900s ?

Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House - HM Bateman
H.M. Bateman had a particular loathing for the taxman as exemplified in this cartoon showing the inhabitants of Somerset House (then the home of the Inland Revenue)

Venice, Italy - Grand Hotel Royal Danieli and Gondolas. Date: circa 1920s

Trafalgar Square 1926
Trafalgar Square, London 1926, at night - street lighting, car headlights, Nelsons Column through the gloom. Date: 1926

The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
Members of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, caricatured by Mel in The Tatler. 1933

1930s woman cooking in her kitchen
A woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930

Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori
Caricatures of well-known personalities in the greyhound racing world in 1933. Among those shown is A. C. Critchley and Lady Chesham. Date: 1933

Borneo, Malaysia - Sarawak - Kuching
Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Date: circa 1930s

Barnardos Children emigrating to Canada
Two hundred and fifty boys and girls from Dr. Barnardos Home at Riverside Station, Liverpool on their way to Canada. So many Barnardos children emigrated to Canada that one in eleven Canadians today

May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girl
Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million

Book cover - Good-bye Summer - game of tennis
Front cover of a book showing an Edwardian couple playing a game of tennis. c.1905

Tatler cover- Duchess of Kent and her sisters
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of three royal sisters, the daughters of Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece

Princess Caraboo by Fortunino Matania
Mary Baker (n饠 Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobblers daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo

The Grand Staircase in Dorchester House
Interior of Dorchester House at the time it was the residence of the American Ambassador in London, Mr Whitelaw Reid. Located on Park Lane, it was designed by Lewis Vulliamy for Robert Holford

Emperor Napoleon lying in state: crowds at Chislehurst
The exiled Emperor Napoleon lying in state: the crowd at the gate of his home in Chislehurst, England. Date: January 1873

General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters
William Booth (1829-1912), British founder of the Salvation Army, and first General pictured in the meeting-room at the headquarters of the Salvation Army in Queen Victoria Street in a photograph

Calcagno family monument, Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy, by Adolfo Apolloni, 1904. A bronze masterpiece statue lying on the steps

King Edward VIII with Wallis Simpson
King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), (king from 20 January to 11 December 1936), pictured with his wife Wallis Simpson (1896-1986) on board a boat waving circa 1960s

The Emperor Napoleon lying in state
The late Emperor Napoleon III of France (1808-1873)lying in state at Camden Place, Chislehurst. January 1873

Debutante poses in a shop window, 1928
A novel window display in a store in Knightsbridge, London during the summer season, showing a young woman dressed in a court gown with bouquet

Preparing for the Snow-Ball Fight by Charles Robinson
Illustration titled Preparing for the Snow-Ball Fight. This image shows a group of children making a pile of snow balls in preparation for a fight

Queen Mary and daughter Princess Mary
Queen Mary (Queen consort of king George V) (1867-1953) and her daughter Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Viscountess Lascelles) (1897-1965). Date: circa 1912

The River Nile and the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Postcard of The River Nile and the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Pedro Gonzalez, the hairy man
Pedro Gonzalez, (also spelt Gonsalvus), 16th century noble born hairy man, (flourished 1582) and his French wife of " outstanding beauty". circa 1582

The Fat Boy of Peckham
John Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham shown in a series of photographs at the time he was appearing at the Royal in Holborn

Princess Caraboo and Napoleon by Fortunino Matania
Mary Baker (n饠 Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobblers daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo

Christmas Puddings at Buszards in Oxford Street
An impressive pyramid display of Christmas puddings at Buszards in Oxford Street. Buszards was a bride cake manufacturer, confectioner and tea room based at 197-199 Oxford Street. Date: 1903

Lots Road Power Station, 1926
Lots Road Power Station, in Chelsea, London, 1926. By night. Date: 1926

Bystander front cover featuring Miss Margaret Whigham
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Marble thrones in the Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece
The Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece. Alterations to the stage were made in the Hellenistic period, and 67 marble thrones (4 pictured here) were added around the periphery of the orchestra

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary 18971965) -the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Date: circa 1912

King George V (Scottish attire) and Wire Fox Terrier, Caesar
His Majesty King George V (1865-1936) in Scottish costume, pictured with Caesar (18981914), the pet Wire Fox Terrier terrier of his Father King Edward VII. Date: circa 1912

Ladies Hats manufactured by Atelier Bachwitz - These fine examples are available through boutiques and specialist outlets in Brussels, Paris, Vienna and New York. Date: 1911

Paris exhibition 1878, pavilion of Indian collection
Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1878. The pavilion of the Prince of Waless (later King Edward VII) Indian collection in the grand vestibule of the exhibition palace. 1878

A selection of the Princes gifts, 1876
A selection of the presents made to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his Royal Progress through India in 1875-6. They have been arranged in the India Museum, South Kensington

Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, destroyed by fire 1882
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 16th December 1882, showing the destruction of the Alhambra Theatre in Londons Leicester Square by fire on 7th December 1882. 1882

Siegfried slaying the great dragon Fafner
Act two : armed with the magic sword Notung, Siegfried kills Fafner, who has taken on the form of a dragon. Scene from Wagners Siegfried. Date: 1903

Where Wicked Sportsmen Go - The Huntsmans Purgatory
Several huntsmen stuck in snowy purgatory surrounded by a number of vengeful foxes. Date: 1903

Viyella clothing for all athletic purposes
Advertisement for Viyella, high-class washing material suitable for all athletic purposes including golfing, hockey and fencing. Ideal for the active young woman of 1903. Date: 1903

Life in a Womens Prison, 1903
Female convicts at work in Aylesbury Gaol. Date: 1903

The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & Sons
The designing room at Raphael Tuck & Sons, fine art publishers of prints, cards, Almanacks and postcards, staffed largely by women

Adolph Tuck of Raphael Tuck passing a card design
Adolph Tuck, Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854-1926), fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons, pictured with his son passing a design for a Christmas card in 1903

Dick Whittington. Artist Will True
Dick Whittington. Again the reverse is blank. Dick is being shown the door by his mother, the pantomime dame, always of course played by a man. The artist is Will True. 1900s

Deacons Music Hall, Finsbury, London
Postcard with " A view of Deacons Music Hall which was demolished in 1891 for the making of Rosebery Avenue" in Finsbury

Mrs Wilfred Ashley and child (Edwina Mountbatten)
Mrs Wilfred Ashley, wife of 1st Baron Mount Temple, pictured with her elder child, the future Edwina Lady Louis Mountbatten. Date: 1906

Richard Caton Woodville at work on a painting
Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) painter of military scenes and artist for the Illustrated London News for the majority of his career. Renowned for depicting glorious deeds of the British empire

May Sutton Bundy, tennis champion
May Godfrey Sutton Bundy (September 25, 1886 October 4, 1975) female American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century

Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Ex-Queen of Hanover
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenbrug (14 April 1818 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. Date: 1903

Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club
Anne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903

The Cocoa Tree Club of St. Jamess Street
Interior of the Cocoa Tree Club, said to be the oldest club in London, showing the tree, which went up through two floors

The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H. P. Mors car
Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls

Flavel kitchener
Flavels kitchener, on display at the Great Exhibition 1851, named after William Flavel(1819-1892), iron-founder and businessman. Date: 1851

The Matterhorn, Switzerland - Gornergrat Bahn - Riffelalp
The Matterhorn, Switzerland with view of the Gornergrat Bahn (Railway) and Riffelalp Station, near Zermatt. Date: circa 1910s

Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey. First produced at the Willesden Hippodrome on 23rd August 1915. Dave Harris Ltd. Presents. The reverse is blank

Coming from the Pantomime by Charles Robinson
Busy scene titled Coming from the Pantomime. The illustration shows many children leaving a theatre after a performance. They are all dressed up for a cold winters day. Date: 1906

Ruth Draper, from a drawing by John S. Sargent
Ruth Draper (December 2, 1884 December 30, 1956), " From a drawing by John S. Sargent R.A. of Miss Draper as The Scotch Immigrant at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith on 15th February

Nuts in May by Charles Robinson
Illustration of children playing a party game called Nuts in May. We can see six children playing together all dressed in their party clothes. Date: 1906

Advert for Eccles caravans 1933
Advertisement for Eccles motor caravans showing a typically cottage-y style of the early 1930s. Date: 1933

Vionnet gown
A flame coloured Vionnet gown from Olga Fernande worn by Miss Leonora Corbett. Interesting waist embellishment, repeated at the cuffs of the dress sleeves. Date: 1933

Book cover - The Jungle Book
Embossed book binding for The Two Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling featuring elephants being led through a swamp. 1926

Selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, 1830
A man selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, circa 1830. Date: C.1830

French seller of hot cocoa
Marchand de Coco. A French vendor sells cups of cocoa or hot chocolate to a group of boys. Date: C.1875

Book cover - A Mystery of the Air by John F. C. Westerman
Front cover of a book with a fine graphic illustration of a passenger aircraft. c.1930

Book cover - Old Christmas by Washington Irving
Cover of Old Christmas by Washington Irving, depicting a jolly scene showing revellers dancing beneath a bunch of mistletoe. The cover is intricately decorated with a border of holly and mistletoe

Polly and Peter - children in the snow by Harold Earnshaw
Front cover illustration by Harold Earnshaw showing two children sheltering from the snow under an umbrella. A rather confused puppy dog sits nearby. Date: c.1920

Book cover - Tom Browns Schooldays
Beautifully embossed book binding of an edition of Tom Browns Schooldays. 1896

Book cover - Elise et Katel
Decorative binding of a book, Elise et Katel featuring stylised flowers in gold. c.1900

La Navigation Aerienne by J. Lecornu
Beautiful cover to La Navigation Aerienne featuring an airship flying through the clouds over a cityscape. 1914

The Jolly Book - children in motorbike and sidecar
Front cover of The Jolly Book featuring an illustration of a little boy and girl riding a motorcycle and sidecar. By Harold Earnshaw. Date: c.1920

The Dukes Motto by John Huntly McCarthy (1859 20 March 1936), starring Lewis Waller (3 November 1860 1 November 1915). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham

The Duchess of Dantzic book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton. George Dances Co. touring to Opera House, Northampton on 5th November 1906?. The most Gorgeous Production ever seen on the Stage

Tatler cover - Jim Mollison
Front cover of The Tatler, featuring photographs of Jim Mollison. James Allan (Jim) Mollison (1905-1959), was a record-breaking Scottish aviator, and husband of Amy Johnson. Date: 1933

Tatler cover - Victorious England cricketers
England cricketers of 1933 featured on the cover of The Tatler at the time of a tour in Australia where they played five test matches and won the Ashes four matches to one

Suzanne Lenglen at St. Moritz
Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938), French tennis player and champion, winner of 81 singles titles, 73 doubles and 11 mixed doubles pictured at the fashionable winter ski resort of St Moritz holding a pair

The Mollisons at St. Moritz, 1933 (Amy Johnson)
Aviation power couple, Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison, pictured on the slopes at the fashionable ski resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1933

Music Patrons by Tony Wysard
Emerald, Lady Cunard, Sidney Beer and Lord Berners, pictured as patrons of music in a box at the opera. Date: 1938

Tatler cover- Lady Louis Mountbatten at Ranelagh
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Edwina Ashley Mountbatten watching her husband play polo at Ranelagh. Wife of Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900 - 1979)

When Grandpa was Young by Charles Robinson
Illustration captioned When Grandpa was Young. The image is of two young children on a snowy hillside. The girl faces us and the boy stands behind holding a small piece of mistletoe. Date: 1906

Ca d Oro Palace, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Ca d Oro is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, it is known as Ca d Oro due to the gilt

Venice, Italy - Covered gondola and the Railway Bridge. Date: circa 1910s

Torcello, Venice, canal and Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Torcello - Venice - Disused canal. Torcello is the island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It is the oldest continuously populated region of Venice

St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy - Flooded - two gentleman are being conveyed across in a makeshift trolley (to safe their trousers getting wet - possibly...). Date: circa 1906

Venice, Italy - Covered Gondola with view of Doges Palace. Date: circa 1895

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"Captivating glimpses of Dec16: A journey through time and places" "Lost in Time: Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House - HM Bateman" "Enchanting Venice: Grand Hotel Royal Danieli and Gondolas" "The Green Oasis: The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club" "A New Beginning: Barnardos Children Emigrating to Canada" "Nostalgic Homemaking: 1930s Woman Cooking in Her Kitchen" "Chasing the Finish Line: Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori" "Elegance Personified: Tatler Cover featuring Duchess of Kent and her Sisters" "Untamed Beauty Beckons: Borneo, Malaysia - Sarawak - Kuching" "Innocence Preserved: May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a Little Girl" "Fighting for Hope and Salvation: General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters. " "Bidding Farewell to Summer with Good-Bye Summer's Game of Tennis on its Cover. " "Royal Family Chronicles Unveiled : Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their Children. " Step into the past as we explore captivating moments from Dec16. From stumbling upon a lost sixpence near Somerset House by HM Bateman to being transported to the enchanting canals of Venice at the Grand Hotel Royal Danieli surrounded by gondolas. Immerse yourself in history at The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club where timeless elegance meets sporting excellence or witness hope blooming as Barnardos children embark on an exciting journey to Canada. Travel back to simpler times with a glimpse into a 1930s woman's kitchen, capturing the essence of homemaking nostalgia while marveling at Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World, beautifully depicted by Autori.