Ostentatious Collection (page 2)

First Class Dining Room on Grosser Kurfurst, pub. C. 1899 (colour lithograph)

Plaque, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Plaque, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Girl with a Blue Sash, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girl with a Blue Sash, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Brooch, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Brooch, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Rene Savary, Duke of Rovigo, early 19th century. Artist: Robert Lefevre
Rene Savary, Duke of Rovigo. A general and diplomatist, Savary (1774-1883) distinguished himself in the Napoleonic Wars. From the Chateau de Versailles, France

Pectoral, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Pectoral, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Plaque for eagles and pine choker, c1899-1901. Artist: Rene Lalique
Plaque for eagles and pine choker, c1899-1901. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Diadem, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Diadem, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Detail of a cupola, Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of the Battles), Chateau de Versailles, France

Female face pendant, c1898-1900. Artist: Rene Lalique
Female face pendant, c1898-1900. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Hunter and dogs design in the green room, 1868

Design for an interior, 1868

Design for the exterior of a building, 1868

Portrait of Eleanor, Queen of France, c1530-1540. Artist: Joos van Cleve
Portrait of Eleanor of Hapsbourg (1498-1558), Queen of France, c1530-1540. Eleanor of Hapsbourg was Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Portugal, then Queen of France and the second wife of Francois I

Custodia, 1527. From the Goldsmithery, Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Portugal

Bible, Portuguese, 17th Century

Chalice, 12th century. From the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Portugal

Detail of a pendentive in a cupola, Galerie des Batailles, Chateau de Versailles, France
Detail of a pendentive in a cupola (Louis-Philippes Initials), Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of the Battles), Chateau de Versailles, France

The Queens Bedchamber, The Queens Suite (Grand Appartement de la Reine), Chateau de Versailles, France. The Rococo-style woodwork

Passage of the King and the Regent, the Place Royale, c1655. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Tournament in a Court of the Vatican, Rome, 1565. The tournament was held on the occasion of the marriage of the Count Annibale Altemps, nephew of Pope Pius IV, to Ortenzia Borrome in 1565

Project for the large exhibition centre, Paris, 1893

The Elegant, 19th century. From a private collection

Embroidered white satin ladies kimono, Japanese, Edo period, 1600-1867. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

English Tea Party with the Prince of Conti at the Temple, 1766. Artist: Michel Barthelemy Ollivier
English Tea Party with the Prince of Conti at the Temple, 1766. The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is seated at the clavichord at the left of the picture

Annunciation (detail), 1516-1517. Artist: Jean Bellegambe
Annunciation (detail), 1516-1517. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Flirt, 1841. Artist: Miklos Barabas
Flirt, 1841. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Budapest

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Jean Simon Berthelemy
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Louis XIII, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
Louis XIII, 17th century. Louis XIII, King of France from 1610-1643, depicted between two figures representing France and Navarre. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Comtesse de Selve Making Music, detail, 1787. Artist: Adelaide Labille-Guiard
The Comtesse de Selve Making Music, detail, 1787. At the Salon of 1787, Labille-Guiard exhibited a work which was identified only as Madame de *** faisant de la musique

The Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. Artist: Nicolas Lancret
The Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. From the National Gallery, London

Queens University, Belfast, Ireland

River Suir, From Millenium Plaza, Waterford City, Ireland

Co Galway, Kylemore Abbey

Smoking Room on the RMS Aquitania
View of the Carolean Smoking Room on the RMS Aquitania, a luxury Cunard Line cruise ship which launched in 1914. Date: early 20th century

Broadwood Piano 1902 - 1
The piano as ostentatious furniture - an elegant Broadwood instrument. Date: 1902

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker, c. 1642 (oil on panel)
XOS2909698 Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker, c.1642 (oil on panel) by Helst, Bartolomeus van der (1613-70); 94x117.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of Henry Howard (1517-47) Earl of Surrey, from Lodges British Portraits
XJF275070 Portrait of Henry Howard (1517-47) Earl of Surrey, from Lodges British Portraits, 1823 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English

Royal review at Windsor, Queen Victoria and Khedive Ismail Pashe of Egypt, June 26th
XOS1766124 Royal review at Windsor, Queen Victoria and Khedive Ismail Pashe of Egypt, June 26th, 1868 (w/c, gouache and black chalk) by Campion

Ludwig II (1845-86) 1887 (oil on canvas)
XZL151599 Ludwig II (1845-86) 1887 (oil on canvas) by Schachinger, Gabriel (1850-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: roi de Baviere; homme; fou; robe; fourrure; hermine; epee; barbe; barbu;)

Jewels For A Head Dress
Hollywood, California: c. 1936. A woman wearing a bejeweled head ornament from the film, The Great Ziegfeld

Italy, Umbria, Orvieto. Romanesque / Gothic cathedral in Piazza del Duomo
Italy, Umbria, Orvieto. Romanesque/Gothic cathedral in Piazza del Duomo

Marble columns and typical polylobe arches inside the Aljaferia palace dating from the 11th century, Saragossa (Zaragoza), Aragon, Spain, Europe

Restaurant on the RMS Aquitania
View of the Louis XVI Restaurant on the RMS Aquitania, a luxury Cunard Line cruise ship which launched in 1914. Date: early 20th century

Mrs Anthony Royle in a hat by Peter Shepherd
Mrs Anthony Royle, wife of the M.P. for Richmond, wearing a bold busby hat transformed into a mass of buttercup petals for summer designed by Peter Shepherd

Peacock displaying. The peacock is the male blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus). Only the male has the showy train of feathers, which it uses in mating displays to females

Peacock displaying. The peacock is the male blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus). Only the male has the showy train of feathers, which it uses in mating displays to females

Aleksandur Nevski Memorial Church, Ploshtad Aleksandur Nevski Place, Boulevard Moskovska Oborishte, Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe

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