Luck Collection (#5)

Comic postcard, Black cat sitting inside an old shoe on a Good Luck card Date: circa 1918

Music cover, Annie Laurie or Royal Scots Quadrilles, with a view of Dundee, Scotland. Introducing the Popular Airs of Annie Laurie (Campbells Are Coming, Highland Laddie, Logie O Buchan)

A scene at Derby Day at Epsom. 3rd June 1959

A huge stack of used horseshoes outside a blacksmiths workshop, Scarrington, Nottinghamshire. 7th June 1966

1300 year old Anglo Saxon gold cross found by farm worker Basil Wright (not pictured), in Thurnham, Kent. Mr Wright spotted a tiny gold cross in a field

Winners of the Sunday Sun competition to win a flight on Concorde in August 1984. Pictured are left to right: Glenis Nixon, flight engineer Bill Brown and Margaret Heckels, in the aircrafts cockpit

Happy passengers about to board the British Airways Concorde airliner / aircraft at Newcastle Airport. 29th August, 1983

Great-Grandad Anthony Foley, of Braeside, Dunston, Gateshead, was given a birthday present of a trip on Concorde. The retired engineer will be celebrating his 71st birthday by booming through

Six lucky Evening Chronicle readers who had won a flight on Concorde when the aircraft was to return to Newcastle on the August Bank Holiday

Pictured are some of the 60 Evening Chronicle readers who won a free flight on the British Airways Concorde airliner / aircraft from Newcastle Airport. 29th August, 1983

Lucky black cats
Two lucky black cats with a Good Luck message. Artist: Louis Wain. Date: circa 1910

The goddess Fortuna, late 16th-early 17th century, (1943). Creator: Alessandro Allori
The goddess Fortuna, late 16th-early 17th century, (1943). Fortuna, the personification of luck in Roman mythology, riding the Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune)

Fluffy black kitten, 10 weeks, walking

Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

Family Portrait, c. 1890. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Lovers in Dalliance, 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Lovers in Dalliance, 18th century. Found in the collection of Arturo Schwarz Collection

A Souvenir of the Mutiny in India, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Souvenir of the Mutiny in India, 1858. Pendant of a waistcoat-chain commemorating...the extraordinary escape of Lieutenant Henry Edward Hall...On the 6th of April 1858, a desperate engagement

Chinese New Year Decoration With The Character For Blessing, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China

Chinese New Year Decorations, Hong Kong, China, South East Asia

Good Fortune Poster and Lantern, Hong Kong, China, South East Asia

Chinese New Year Decorations, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China

The Alsatian legends say that storks bring good luck aa hence many buildings are
The Alsatian legends say that storks bring good luck a hence many buildings are decorated with these birds and their nests, Colmar, Alsatian Wine Route, France

Morocco, Marrakech, Hand of Fatima

Good luck offerings of money at Liurong Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Chinese New Year decorations at market, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

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Athene Fritsch

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Athene Fritsch

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Roswitha Schleicher-Schwarz

A cat fisher on the beach
A cat fisher sits beside a basket full of fish on the beach.. Iryna Kuznetsova (Iridi)

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Iryna Kuznetsova (Iridi)

Cute Monks
Xuan Thai

Lucky Smile
Artem Pozdniakov

Not Rubik's cube
Artem Pozdniakov

Royal Navy, HMS Rodney items
MILITARIA, ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney items, rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed

WW2 - Sixpence For Luck
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a father and son throwing a sixpence into a rockpool for good luck. Date: circa 1940s

Good Luck And The Same To You!
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Luck, And The Same To You! Lyrics by Ray Sonin, music by Kenneth J. Alford. Introduced, broadcast and recorded by Al and Bob Harvey

WW2 Royal Air Force Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The card is complete with a Royal Air Force blue ribbon and an attached metallic horse shoe. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Touch Wood!
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The card is complete with a red, white and blue ribbon and the shape of a ship made out of wood. Touch wood for luck! Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Spitfire Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The illustration shows some crossed Union Jack and Royal Air Force flags, the card has a metallic Spitfire fighter plane attached

WW2 Good Luck Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck through the imagery of a black cat, the card includes a metallic horseshoe to represent the letter C in Luck. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 W. A. A. F. Greetings Card
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, themed on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a servicewomen can be seen in the illustration waving towards a fighter plane. May your luck be always sky-high

WW2 Christmas Card, Soldiers Of Good Luck
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration portrays a pair of British soldiers walking with a black cat between them, symbolic of good fortune. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, Royal Navy Seagulls
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration shows a procession of seagulls in flight, wearing sailor hats, wishing the recipient good luck. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, Bags Of Good Luck
A WW2 birthday greetings card, wishing the recipient good luck with the presence of black cats. The image shows a smiling General Post Office worker delivering the mail. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Westland Lysanders
A WW2 greetings card complete with a red ribbon, wishing the recipient the best of luck. The illustration shows a trio of Westland Lysander British army cooperation aircraft in flight

WW2 Christmas Card, Good Luck
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with imagery symbolic of good fortune, the illustration shows some horseshoes nestled amongst some mistletoe and a Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, A Good Spotter
A WW2 birthday greetings card, a good spotter to bring you luck! The image shows a black cat symbolic of good fortune, that has climbed up the neck of a giraffe to act as a spotter with binoculars

WW2 Birthday Card, Digging Up Good Luck!
A WW2 birthday greetings card, Getting down to it and digging up a bumper crop of good luck for your birthday. The illustration portrays a boy digging up some horseshoes beside a black cat

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"Luck: A Mosaic of Fortune's Whimsical Dance" In the realm of luck, Richard Arthur, famously known as Dicky Nine Lives, defied death time and again. His extraordinary escapades left people in awe, questioning if he was blessed by the Seven gods of good luck themselves. Amongst the celestial wonders that grace our skies, shooting stars Franz and Mary Stuck painted a mesmerizing spectacle in 1912. Their luminous trails whispered tales of wishes fulfilled and dreams realized. But not all encounters with fortune are benevolent. Just like the ill-fated mariner who shot an albatross, we learn that even they are have its dark side. The haunting echoes from "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" remind us to tread carefully on this unpredictable path. Fortuna herself presides over this enigmatic domain – her wheel spinning ceaselessly as she bestows favor upon some while withholding it from others. Antonio Ambrogio Alciati captured her essence flawlessly in his masterpiece "The Kiss, " where Fortuna embraces those fortunate souls who dare to seize their destiny. Ascending towards prosperity is a journey often depicted as climbing "The Ladder of Fortune. " Each rung represents opportunities waiting to be seized or missed – a delicate balance between chance and choice. Across distant lands, Chinese New Year celebrations ignite with imitation firecrackers illuminating Hong Kong's streets. These vibrant bursts symbolize hope for a prosperous year ahead; each explosion echoing promises yet to unfold. Edvard Munch's iconic painting "The Kiss" evokes emotions intertwined with both love and fortune. As lips meet passionately amidst swirling colors, one cannot help but wonder if fate played its hand in bringing these two souls together. On Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies a mosaic pavement called Heart of Midlothian – embedded within its stones lies centuries-worth of hopes and dreams etched by countless passersby seeking their own share of luck.