Luck Collection (#6)

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

WW2 Greetings Card, Fire Watchers
A WW2 greetings card, Good luck and best wishes from one fire watcher to another. The image shows two cats sat by a blazing fireplace. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Good Luck
A WW2 greetings card wishing good fortune, of which there is no rationing! The image shows a cat shopkeeper showing his stock of horseshoes. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, R. A. F. Spitfires
A WW2 greetings card, Brave and gallant little Spitfires protect us day by day; This one to you comes winging, the best of wishes bringing, may good luck come your way

WW2 Birthday Card, Tons Of Luck
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows a large delivery of good fortune, in the way of sacks of horseshoes, provided by a pair of cats and two horses, wearing tin hats and satchels

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

WW2, What Luck!
This illustration shows a wartime baby blissfully unaware of the threats and worries of the outside world, as he enjoys the milk. Date: circa 1940s

The Lottery, by William Hogarth Date: 1724

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Good luck for Victory!
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Good luck! And good luck for Victory Date: circa mid-1970s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Charles Crumplin letter
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - First Class Bedroom Steward and victim Charles Crumplin, handwritten letter on Titanic stationery with White Star Line watermark, undated but written from Queenstown

Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur with chimney sweep
Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur, lucky handshake with chimney sweep supporter William Carpenter Date: 1946

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook. Captioned, The Grand National: Luck - Good and Bad - Round the Course'

Pink and blue flowers on a German greetings card, with white and gold ornate border. circa 1890s

A German custom where walnut shells are floated in a bowl of water, either the walnut comes together or drawn to the side, according to their movements it brings good luck or ill-luck. Date: 1908

The Magpie (gouache on linen)
GLS314010 The Magpie (gouache on linen) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 29.2x43.2 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Fortune, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7146055 Fortune, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); 160x129 cm; Accademia di San Luca, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Fortune, Guido Reni and workshop, oil on canvas, cm 160 x 129)

The Fool Deceived By Fortune, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308403 The Fool Deceived By Fortune, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Historic postcard with a happy girl on the meadow, greeting card, 1890
7278728 Historic postcard with a happy girl on the meadow, greeting card, 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Historic postcard with a happy girl on the meadow)

Collector's picture series The Zodiac, May and June, Gemini and Cancer
7279177 Collector's picture series The Zodiac, May and June, Gemini and Cancer by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collector's picture series The Zodiac)

In the Spring of Life after a painting by Hermann Koch, young lovers walking in the countryside
7279052 In the Spring of Life after a painting by Hermann Koch, young lovers walking in the countryside by Unknown Artist

Historic greeting card with angels to bring luck to a woman, kitschy-romantic, 1890, Historic
7278714 Historic greeting card with angels to bring luck to a woman, kitschy-romantic, 1890, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rebuffed, young man has tried unsuccessfully to strike up a conversation with a young woman
7279049 Rebuffed, young man has tried unsuccessfully to strike up a conversation with a young woman by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rebuffed)

Collector's picture series The Zodiac, September and October, Libra and Scorpio, Historical
7279179 Collector's picture series The Zodiac, September and October, Libra and Scorpio, Historical by Unknown Artist

Collector's picture series The Zodiac, July and August, Leo and Virgo
7279178 Collector's picture series The Zodiac, July and August, Leo and Virgo by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collector's picture series The Zodiac)

Desired Encounter, young man has met a young woman on the way to the market and they are talking
7278993 Desired Encounter, young man has met a young woman on the way to the market and they are talking by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Desired Encounter)

Collector's picture series The Zodiac, March and April, Aries and Taurus
7279176 Collector's picture series The Zodiac, March and April, Aries and Taurus by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collector's picture series The Zodiac)

Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving)
7173335 Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assassination attempt against Napoleon, Paris, 1800)

Birthdays (colour litho)
2800608 Birthdays (colour litho) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birthdays. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

DDE-90034853
The domestic pigs of Maliuc often roam free and look for food in the villages or in the national park. Domestic pigs often cross with wild boars. Date: 29/11/2008

DDE-90034849
The domestic pigs of Maliuc often roam free and look for food in the villages or in the national park. Domestic pigs often cross with wild boars. Date: 29/11/2008

DDE-90034850
The pigs of Maliuc, Domestic animals often roam free and look for food. Domestic pigs often cross with wild boars. Most of the Danube delta is protected by the biosphere reserve, national park

DDE-90034848
The domestic pigs of Maliuc often roam free and look for food in the villages or in the national park. Domestic pigs often cross with wild boars. Date: 29/11/2008

DDE-90034844
The domestic pigs of Maliuc often roam free and look for food in the villages or in the national park. Domestic pigs often cross with wild boars. Date: 29/11/2008

DDE-90031941
Ireland, County Tipperary. Rock of Cashel Date: 30/08/2007

DDE-90025756
Trees with good luck ribbons, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine Date: 06/02/2008

DDE-90024216
Prayer flags, the Himalayas in the distance, Tibet, China Date: 27/10/2007

Heureuse coincidence (colour litho)
3097810 Heureuse coincidence (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heureuse coincidence. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 10 July 1904.); © Look and Learn

Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On. 1906 (litho)
7239544 Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buona Ventura, c. 1617
2384631 Buona Ventura, c.1617 by Spada, Lionello (1576-1622); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Modena, Galleria Estense: " La buona ventura" (circa 1617)

Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho)
7239545 Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Fortuna Bestowing her Gifts, c. 1645 (oil on panel)
FIA5409820 Fortuna Bestowing her Gifts, c.1645 (oil on panel) by Flocquet, Floquet or Flocket, Simon (c.1608-c.78); 73.5 x 104.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Buona Ventura, detail of 2384631, c. 1617
2384632 Buona Ventura, detail of 2384631, c.1617 by Spada, Lionello (1576-1622); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Modena)

Shoaib Down On His Luck Pakistan V Australia 20 June 1999 Date: 20 June 1999

The Goddess Fortune saves the Little Child engraving by Gustave Dore

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and still it neared
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist ! and still it neared and neared

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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.