Cocktail Collection (#8)

Heath Robinson and his design for Empress of India murals
William Heath Robinson at work on a panel that would eventually be used to decorate the Knickerbocker bar on board the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of India

Pioneer Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Night view of the Pioneer Club and Cocktail Lounge, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1950

C R W Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is Journalism
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is Journalism - former WW1 artist, seen in his studio and at his cocktail bar. The portrait bust of him is by Barney Seale. Date: 1933

On board the Queen Mary - Tourist Cocktail Bar
Guests enjoying a Whitbread Pale Ale of all things in the smart Tourist Cocktail Bar on board the newly launched Queen Mary ocean liner. 1936

Booths Gin advertisement - The Grand Hotel, Torquay
Advertisement for Booths Dry Gin, one of a series featuring various smart hotel bars around the UK. This time its the bar at the Grand Hotel in Torquay

New in headlines 1937
Three models wearing the latest styles in hats. Date: 1937

Keeping ahead of fashion 1937
Selection of womens straw hats in delicate contrasting shades, using swirls and curls and single bow knots. Date: 1937

Trade Catalogue for Tantalus frames 1930
A choice of fumed oak, mahogany and Princes plate Tantalus frames with finely cut glass decanter bottles and a elegant mahogany or oak cocktail table completely fitted with English cut-glass

Trade Catalogue for decanters, cocktail sets 1930
A choice of Princes plate cocktail trays and shakers with either 6 etched or cut glasses. Different shaped English cut glass decanters with sterling silver mount. 1930

A Birthday greeting Card of a view of a castle through an open window
3604332 A Birthday greeting Card of a view of a castle through an open window, with two cocktail glasses on a tray, circa 1950 (coloured lithograph) by English School

A smart, typically American cocktail bar in Kansas City, USA (b / w photo)
5991446 A smart, typically American cocktail bar in Kansas City, USA (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A smart)

Cocktail hors-d oeuvre (photo)
5991430 Cocktail hors-d oeuvre (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cocktail hors-d oeuvre)

Sun Worshippers, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361040 Sun Worshippers, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale- poster for The Chap Book
1770130 Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale- poster for The Chap Book, 1895 (colour lithograph) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 40x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish, their short through Glittering Career (engraving)
1055612 Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish, their short through Glittering Career (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish)

Shaking a cocktail at the aluminium-faced bar at the noted Albany Club (b / w photo)
5991439 Shaking a cocktail at the aluminium-faced bar at the noted Albany Club (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The color therapy time
Victoria Glinka

Shaken, Not Stirred
Pictufy Studio

African delusions
Tomer Eliash

Russian vodka
Photographer

Delirium Tremens
Christophe Kiciak

Sunday before the church
Perfecky

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Heavy Smoke
Howard Ashton-Jones

making Palinca
Andrei Nicolas - The Traveler

LOST IN LIQUOR
Tom Baetsen - xlix.nl

Festive
Thierry Lagandré (Transgressed Light)

Reflection & Diffraction
Friedhelm Hardekopf

Symmetry
Friedhelm Hardekopf

Raùl, the gluttonous
Fabi Art

Making fruit salad
Dina Belenko

Salute
Heinz Trebuth

RGB (Photographic cocktail)
Antonio Rodríguez Maldonado

The Wine
Luiz Laercio

Bourbon evening
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Oles Paritskiy

Seattle
Kurt Klein

Evening Pleasures
SemiGloss. Kirbyturnage

Magic Potion
Grace Su

Linda Wiberly at the Blitz Club in Covent Garden. 13th February 1980

Personnel officer David Threlfall enjoying the good life in the Bahamas thanks to the Apollo Moon men. David 26 is pictured on holiday in the playground Caribbean Isles paid for by the 10

Denis Law enjoying a refreshing drink, wearing a sombrero. 12th August 1994

A selection of cocktails stacked into a tower on the bar September 1998 p

Mexicano cocktail April 1999

Woman drinking a cocktail from a wine glass September 1977

Mike The Spike Lang 17 from Prudhoe Northumberland works as a temporary labourer on a building site but hopes his Red Indian style Mohican haricut will catch the eye of a prospective employer

Kirsty Roper Miss UK Beauty Queen

Drinks: Cocktails. Joe Gilmore top barman at the Savoy hotel in London seen here preparing Cocktails. 1970 A1286-001

Two couples sharing bottles of coca cola at a party. Circa 1954

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Step back in time and indulge in the allure of the cocktail, a timeless symbol of sophistication and indulgence. From Edgar Degas' captivating painting "At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker, " to Sobranie cigarettes' alluring 1963 advertisement, these glimpses into history transport us to an era where cocktails reigned supreme. Imagine yourself seated at a glamorous bar in the roaring twenties, surrounded by flapper girls exuding confidence and charm. As you sip on your favorite concoction from a Huntley and Palmers Cocktail biscuit tin lid-turned-glass, you can't help but feel like part of a secret society that embraces pleasure without inhibition. The mystique deepens as you encounter Booths Dry Gin's seductive advertisement at the Gargoyle club. The illustration by Gebrauchsgrafik in 1928 captures the essence of this hidden world, where gin flows freely amidst dimly lit corners and whispered conversations. Transporting ourselves further through time, we find Diana Dors enchanting audiences with her beauty in Maurice Elveys' film "My Wife's Lodger" from 1952. Her presence evokes images of elegant parties filled with laughter and clinking glasses. In Havana Vieja, row upon row of glasses glisten on a bar as a skilled bartender prepares mojito cocktails with precision. This scene embodies both tradition and innovation—a testament to how cocktails have evolved over time while retaining their timeless appeal. Gordon's Gimlet Cocktail advertisement beckons us closer with its promise of refreshment—an invitation to escape reality for just one moment. And who could resist Alfred Leete's whimsical artwork titled "The Cocktail Girl. "? It encapsulates the spirit of fun and adventure that accompanies every sip taken from those enticing glasses.