Lucky Collection (#2)

Pig wishing someone good fortune (colour litho)
8635606 Pig wishing someone good fortune (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pig wishing someone good fortune)

The Fortune Allegory. Bronze sculpture by Danese Cattaneo (1509-1573) Florence, Museo del Bargello
BEN5479813 The Fortune Allegory. Bronze sculpture by Danese Cattaneo (1509-1573) Florence, Museo del Bargello by Cattaneo, Danese (1509-73); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

A winged Mercury
5308084 A winged Mercury.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a winged Mercury. Mercury, patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence (and thus poetry)

View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins
FLO4727957 View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus

Anatomical views of the human heart, musculature and blood circulation. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an
FLO4611663 Anatomical views of the human heart, musculature and blood circulation. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Jean-Baptiste Senac from Denis Diderot's

A modern Goddess of Luck (colour litho)
8634556 A modern Goddess of Luck (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A modern Goddess of Luck)

Black cat for luck (colour litho)
8656475 Black cat for luck (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black cat for luck)

Good luck (colour litho)
8656536 Good luck (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good luck. An angel and horseshoes. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A lucky pig (colour litho)
8656704 A lucky pig (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lucky pig. You may push me, you may shuv, but I'm hanged, if I'll be druv)

The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving)
8676935 The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho)
8668723 Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting on the left shoe before the right)

Popular Superstitions: Under the mistletoe (colour litho)
8668713 Popular Superstitions: Under the mistletoe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the mistletoe)

Popular Superstitions: The Magpie (colour litho)
8668740 Popular Superstitions: The Magpie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magpie)

Feeling Lucky
Alina Shulhouskaya

Lucky You
Andreas Magnusson

Avoir fait un voyage de quinze lieues en chemin de fer.. 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Avoir fait un voyage de quinze lieues en chemin de fer.. 1855....et pas un accident...quelle chance! (To have made a journey of fifteen leagues by rail, and not a single accident...how lucky!)

Lucky images, 1840. Creator: Johannes Tavenraat
Lucky images, 1840. Woman with a basket and child, and a man with a seated child

Movie set for a western, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Movie set for a western, between 1896 and 1942

Vintage Retro Christmas Wrapping paper repeating pattern - featuring Father Christmas delivering presents, a small black kitten with a red ribbon, holly and red berries, a snowman

Chinese New Year decorations on Lee Tung Avenue, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Progressive Euchre, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673827 Progressive Euchre, c.1770-1959 (print) by White, Smith & Company (19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Lone Hand Galop, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673830 The Lone Hand Galop, c.1770-1959 (print) by White, Smith & Company (19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

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

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0008
United States Air Force - Boeing B-52H-135-BW Stratofortress 60-0008 (msn 464373)of the 19th Bombardment Wing, with a humorous caption on the nose: - Dear Rocky, not to win is a very Bad Thing

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

Fluffy black kitten, 10 weeks, walking

Sealyham / Happy Go Lucky
SHENDEN HAPPY GO LUCKY Owned by Crick. Date: 1981

Axe-Head, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Menat, 1923. Symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, worn for protection, fertility and virility. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London)

The Hand, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

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

Wishing cards and spring blossom in alleyways of Tianzifang, Shanghai, China

Lucky charm tokens, Confucian Temple, Jianshui, Yunnan Province, China

Kid hand prints on the sand neat a little plant

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Athene Fritsch

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Athene Fritsch

Card Game at Table with Same Woman
Angela Waye

Ladybug Love
Amy Diener

Sunflower Still Life
Orara Studio

Illustration for Tarantulle artificial silk Date: 1929

WW2 Christmas Card, Felix The Lucky Cat
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with a photograph of Felix the lucky cat. Felix was trapped at the bottom of a smouldering crater which was once Raphael House, for seventeen days

Illustration for Capricorn, Erte
Illustration for those born under Capricorn, showing a woman with Medusa shadow, goat, lucky days, mimosa and stone walls

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

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)

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"Lucky: From Gangsters to Good Fortune, a Captivating Journey" Step into the world of luck and discover its diverse manifestations throughout history. Meet Charles "Lucky" Luciano, an infamous American gangster whose photograph captured by the New York City Police Department in 1936 still intrigues us today. His story is one of power, crime, and a life filled with risks. But luck has many faces. Richard Arthur, also known as Dicky Nine Lives, defied death time and again during his adventures. Edwyn Vincent's captivating image from 1858 reminds us that fortune can be found in unexpected places. Even advertisements have embraced the concept of luck. Frys Chocolate entices us with their sweet treats promising moments of blissful serendipity. Meanwhile, a postman from the 1930s carries hopes and dreams within his mailbag as he delivers messages that could change lives forever. Animals too are not immune to this universal fascination with good fortune. Bathing a dog becomes an act of love intertwined with superstition—a belief that washing away negative energy brings blessings upon our loyal companions. In the Poodle Parlour of the 1930s, pampered pooches receive special attention while their owners hope for prosperity through these four-legged charms. Travel across continents to Beijing's Ditan Park during Lunar New Year celebrations where Lucky Red Lanterns illuminate streets and homes alike—symbols believed to bring wealth and happiness for those who encounter them. War often tests our faith in luck; however, even amidst chaos on WW1's Somme Battlefield soldiers carried maps revealing both strategic plans and perhaps secret talismans hidden within folds—their own personal run of luck against adversity. Venturing further south to Peru reveals clay bulls adorning rooftops—a traditional sight believed to attract good fortune upon households fortunate enough to display them proudly under clear skies or stormy weather alike.