Floral Collection

Red Tulip Flowers at the Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show - Red and white Tulips

Maria Callas in Dior
Maria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958

Spring - Summer Wind by Herta Zuckermann
Girl with her arms filled with Spring flowers - painting by child artist Herta Zuckermann, student at the Vienna School for Arts and Crafts (Professor Cizeks course)

Dior dress and Fath suit, 1954
A dress in diaphanous floral chiffon with a 3D rose at the shoulder and a leather belt at the waist by Christian Dior

Tea, Camellia sinensis, native to China

Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small girl in a white dress and pink sun hat carefully watering a lovely border of flowers in a garden. c.1925

Annual and Biannual flowers
A wonderful array of garden flowers in bloom including chrysanthemums, foxgloves (digitalis), hollyhocks, pansies, sweet peas, gladioli, iris, petunias and nasturtiums. Date: 1930

PONIES SHOPPING
New Forest ponies " shopping" (much to one womans amazement) at Lymington in Hampshire, England

King Protea (Protea cynaroides), national flower of South Africa, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, Africa

Aster or Star Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Aster or Star Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration Plate 56

Autumnal Scene with Fairy & Blackberries
An autumnal folklore scene with a fairy, dressed in blue, sat amid the visible roots of a silver birch tree, holding a delicious-looking blackberry

Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actress
Natalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900

Africa, Morocco, Fes. Mosaic wall for fountain

Campanula or Bellflower Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Campanula or Bellflower Plant: Plate 53

Red Exotic Flowers of the Garden, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Red Exotic Flowers of the Garden: Plate 55

Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di Genova
Tab. 8 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)

Flower Market - Nice, Cote d Azur, France
Traditional Flower Sellers stall - Flower Market and L Opera - Nice, Cote d Azur, France. Date: circa 1920s

Lagonda advertisement, 1933 and Idare dress
Advertisement for Lagonda cars, Britains Thoroughbred - the ideal mode of transport for Ascot 1933, while the floral dress is by Eileen Idare of 50 Grosvenor Street. Date: 1933

Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco

Australia, Western Australia, Perth. Kings Park. Queen Victoria monument. Fraser Avenue, Lemon-scented gum tree lined road (Corymbia citriodora), planted in 1938. Swan River in distance

The Butterfly by Barribal
Gorgeous and sumptuous illustration by William Barribal featuring a woman dressed as a butterfly. Date: 1914

Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)

Nut and Fruit Trees of the Garden, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Nut and Fruti Trees of the Garden: Plate 49

Exotic Flowers of the Garden, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Exotic Flowers of the Garden: Plate 53

Pulmonaria or Lungwort Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Pulmonaria or Lungwort Plant: Plate 54

Design for Wallpaper in blue and white, with snowdrops in art nouveau style. Pencil and Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1895

English politician. Photographed at her home in Chelsea
MARGARET THATCHER (1925- ). English politician. Photographed at her home in Chelsea, England, 1975, shortly before being named leader of the Conservative Party

Covent Garden Royal Opera House in London. Floral Street is on the right. Date: 1947

Algeria - Woman smoking a nargile pipe
Algeria - woman smoking a nargile (Hookah Pipe)

Victor Stiebel / Dress
A design by Victor Stiebel: fine, crystal pleating is used for the full stiffened skirt of this printed paper shantung reception dress. The skirt has a ruffled organza petticoat

Flowers of July & August
Flowers of July and August

Flower garden with blue Adirondack chair, Butterfly Bushes, Peach & Purple Verbenas
Flower garden with blue Adirondack chair, Butterfly Bushes, Peach and Purple Verbenas, Yellow Lantana (Lantana Camara), Raspberry Blast petunias and Diamond Frost Euphorbia in blue pot

Chelone or Turtlehead Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Chelone or Turtlehead Plant: Plate 54

Floral decorations during Onam festival, Kerala, India, Asia

Miss Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton
Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton (1911 - 2002), later Viscountess Ashbrook photographed prior to her marriage to the Hon. Desmond Flower in November 1934. Date: 1934

Flame lily, Gloriosa superba

Ananas comosus, pineapple
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ananas comosus, pineapple

Damascena coccinea, portland rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Portland./

Decorative ox-cart in Sarchi Village, Central Highlands, Costa Rica, Central America

Strawberry Pickers

Evening Dresses / Worth
Sensually draped dresses with narrow beaded straps, square necklines & detailing over one hip - some with double or triple skirts, uneven hemlines & trains. N.B feather fans

Hotspur and his Wife
Act II Scene 3 Hotspur and his wife (Lady Percy)

Red pincushion protea (Leucospermum cordifolium), Cape flora, Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa

Mary Quant Ginger Group dresses in Liberty print, 1964
Traditional Libert print used for a new-old look in Mary Quants Ginger Group collection. Fashioned in demure covered-up little dresses with pique collars and cuffs

Single leaf of Monstera deliciosa palm plant on pink background
Monstera deliciosa, the Hurricane or Swiss Cheese Plant. Big palm leaf on pink background

Frog in human clothing on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Red gerbera daisy with black background

Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Delphinium or Larkspur Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Delphinium or Larkspur Plant: Plate 54

The Pier - St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. Date: 1906

Asia, India, Calcutta. Garlands of rose and freesia in the flower market in Calcutta

Tulips at Claude Monet house and gardens, Giverny, France

Marsh Daisy (Armeria maritima), coast at Doolin, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Melaleuca or Tea Tree Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Melaleuca or Tea Tree Plant: Plate 53

Potentilla or Cinquefoil Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Potentilla or Cinquefoil Plant: Plate 54

Design for Cretonne with flowers. Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1936

Design for Printed Textile with flowers. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1931

Design for Borders (Wallpaper). Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Design for Printed Textile with leaves and flowers in art nouveau style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1895

Limonier sauvage, Limone sylvatico
Tab. 70 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)

Woman Smoking 1940S
A young housewife exhales a stream of smoke as she takes a break from her household tasks. By the end of World War Two, nearly half of the women in Britain had a smoking habit

Pin-Up in Gold Mules
Smiling blonde, wearing a white camisole top, a bold floral print skirt, a lace petticoat and gold peep-toe mules, shows a leg as she squats by a garden pond

60S Fashion / Floral Dress
A girl wearing a floral dress with white shoes and gloves holds a basket. Date: early 1960s

Girl in Mgb 1960S
A girl in a classic racing green MGB sports car. Introduced in autumn 1962, the MGB was originally available only as a convertible and proved to be an immediate hit

Art Nouveau Flowers
A decorative art nouveau motif of long-stemmed flowers in brown and black

Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Tea pot and warmer from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, decorated with vignettes of ships at sea and floral borders

Stormont, Belfast, Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly

Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage Actress
Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage (and early film) Actress (1844-1923) - The Divine Sarah - in La Princesse Lointaine by Edmond Rostand. The frame border is an ornate floral art nouveau design

Tea cup and saucer
Glazed porcelain tea cup, from a childs part tea-service, decorated with a painted band of flowers on an orange ground. Retailed in Australia c.1925-1935. Acquired from the original owner

London Trade Card - James Wheeley, Paper Hanging warehouse, opposite the church in Little Britain. 18th century

Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s

German design, Spring and Autumn, after watercolours by H Schmidt. Date: circa 1910s

Blueberry ash, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, native to Australia

Stiff jasmine, Jasminum simplicifolium subsp Australiense
Stiff jasmine, Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. Australiense

Paper bag design, c. 1890
Paper bag design from the late nineteenth century for Albert Smith, Baker, Confectioner and Corn Factor, of Derby Road, Nottingham, featuring a rather lovely border showing various crops

Double English Primrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Pink Azalea Plant, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Pink Azalea Plant: Plate 52

Traditional Kalocsa Cushion Dance - Hungary
Traditional Kalocsa Cushion Dance - Bacs-Kiskun county, Hungary. Date: circa 1920s

Advertisement for Sanderson Fabrics -- sun-resisting and washproof. Also mentioning the Sanderson range of wallpapers. Showing two fabric designs arranged in the shape of a large flower

A floral advert for Ballito Nylon Stockings. Date: 1954

Armenian Jerusalem sage, Phlomis armeniaca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.T. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854

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"Floral Delights: A Symphony of Colors and Scents" Step into a world where Maria Callas in Dior epitomizes elegance and grace, as the Spring-Summer Wind by Herta Zuckermann whispers through the air. In this enchanting garden, every corner tells a story - like the Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson, who tends to nature's masterpieces with love. As you sip on your tea brewed from Camellia sinensis, native to China, let your eyes wander over the delicate petals of Campanula or Bellflower Plant captured in a Victorian Botanical Illustration. Marvel at the vibrant hues of Aster or Star Plant showcased in another exquisite illustration from that era. Transport yourself to sunny Italy with Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di Genova - an orange tree bursting with citrusy fragrance. And just around the corner, witness Ponies Shopping for their favorite blooms at a whimsical flower market in Nice, Cote d'Azur. Immerse yourself further into this floral wonderland as Lina Cavalieri serenades you with her mesmerizing voice. Journey across continents to Africa's Morocco and be captivated by mosaic walls depicting intricate patterns surrounding a tranquil fountain in Fes. But it doesn't end there; brace yourself for an encounter with Giant Rhubarb - Gunnera manicata - towering above you like prehistoric giants. This magnificent sight awaits you at Pumalin Park nestled within Chaiten's lush Los Lagos Region in Chile. In this captivating tapestry of flora-inspired wonders from around the globe, one thing remains constant: flowers have an unparalleled ability to ignite our senses and transport us to realms beyond imagination. So let these floral delights weave their magic and infuse your world with beauty and joy.