Parlour Game Collection

Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife (colour litho)
2797307 Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Clamp The Carpenters Wife)

The Sabbath Breakers, two men caught playing golf on the Sabbath (colour litho)
7200981 The Sabbath Breakers, two men caught playing golf on the Sabbath (colour litho) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sabbath Breakers)

Fencing (litho)
7183341 Fencing (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fencing. Illustration for Encyclopedia of Sports, Games and Pastimes (Fleetway)

Cricket bowling poses (litho)
7201194 Cricket bowling poses (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricket bowling poses)

Golf: The sea hole, Elie (litho)
6027965 Golf: The sea hole, Elie (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sea hole, Elie)

A new kind of derby (colour litho)
2777730 A new kind of derby (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of derby)

The Masked Ball (colour photo)
3091199 The Masked Ball (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Masked Ball. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The passion for crossword riddles (colour litho)
2777623 The passion for crossword riddles (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The passion for crossword riddles)

A Days Golfing, by a Canine Enthusiast (engraving)
1062379 A Days Golfing, by a Canine Enthusiast (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Days Golfing, by a Canine Enthusiast)

Advertisement for E Gabler & Bro pianos, New York, USA (chromolitho)
6030786 Advertisement for E Gabler & Bro pianos, New York, USA (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for E Gabler & Bro pianos, New York)

Game of Bridge: Last Player (colour litho)
7178572 Game of Bridge: Last Player (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Last Player)

Garcons se baignant. Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin) (Kouzma Petrov Vodkine)
FIA5329990 Garcons se baignant. Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin) (Kouzma Petrov Vodkine) (Petrov-Vodkine) (1878-1939), huile sur toile, 1921

Children playing Ring a Ring o Roses (litho)
6000225 Children playing Ring a Ring o Roses (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing Ring a Ring o Roses)

Page of Victorian printed scraps (coloured engraving)
6030295 Page of Victorian printed scraps (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho)
3101038 Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto IV)

Napoleon at St Helena, guarded by the British (colour litho)
3091136 Napoleon at St Helena, guarded by the British (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon at St Helena)

A courtesan at the time of the 2nd Empire playing billiards (colour engraving)
1757254 A courtesan at the time of the 2nd Empire playing billiards (colour engraving) by Morlon, Antony Paul Emile (fl.1868-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ball costume, 1762 (coloured engraving)
977750 Ball costume, 1762 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ball costume, 1762)

Perdita, The Winters Tale (chromolitho)
729898 Perdita, The Winters Tale (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perdita, The Winters Tale. From a Shakespeare card game)

The Glorious Twelfth (12th August), start of the red grouse shooting season in Britain (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century)

Foot tournament held at Kassel in 1596 to celebrate the baptism of Princess Elizabeth of Hessen-Kassel
FLO4703039 Foot tournament held at Kassel in 1596 to celebrate the baptism of Princess Elizabeth of Hessen-Kassel. The knights goal was to break three lances

A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Snapdragon - drawn by C. Keene, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Snapdragon - drawn by C. Keene, 1858. Scene from a short story. Jacob Sharp rang the bell mechanically, and submitted himself without a word to the attentions of the doctor's boy

Blind Man's Buff, c18th century. Creator: Nicolas Lancret
Blind Man's Buff, c18th century

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching at a ball, "error"(b / w photo)
6010145 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching at a ball, " error" (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, catching at a ball)

Joan Of Arc about to be burned at the stake (colour litho)
3094113 Joan Of Arc about to be burned at the stake (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

List of articles sold by Sarah Thrifty, 1820-40 (print)
4429312 List of articles sold by Sarah Thrifty, 1820-40 (print) by European School, (19th century); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Pedlar doll, called Sarah Thrifty: jointed wood)

Comparted tray with ribbon handles and wares, and numbered card listing articles sold by Sarah Thrifty
4429314 Comparted tray with ribbon handles and wares, and numbered card listing articles sold by Sarah Thrifty, 1820-40 (mixed media) by European School, (19th century); Manchester Art Gallery

Pedlar doll, called Sarah Thrifty, 1820-40 (wood, cotton, wool, silk & felt)
4429313 Pedlar doll, called Sarah Thrifty, 1820-40 (wood, cotton, wool, silk & felt) by European School, (19th century); length: 20.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Pedlar doll)

Connie Mack, Washington Statesmen, 1887-90 (albumen print)
778446 Connie Mack, Washington Statesmen, 1887-90 (albumen print) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr)

Woman with Model Yacht, Conservatory Lake, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service
5863180 Woman with Model Yacht, Conservatory Lake, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, 1915 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Sunset (colour litho)
5228947 Sunset (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunset. Illustration for Poems Of Passion And Pleasure by Ella Wheeler Wilcox)

Knitting Women in the Garden, 1934 (oil on hessian)
694473 Knitting Women in the Garden, 1934 (oil on hessian) by Fontayne, Rene (1892-1952); 120x120 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tricoteuses au jardin); © Chester Collections

Bambara puppet used for Tongo festivals, Sekou region in Mali - Coll. Herve Martras
LSE4079986 Bambara puppet used for Tongo festivals, Sekou region in Mali - Coll. Herve Martras by African School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bambara puppet used for Tongo festivals)

Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras
LSE4079979 Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras by African School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras
LSE4079983 Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras by African School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras
LSE4079980 Bambara puppets used on the occasion of the festivals of Tongo, Sekou region of Mali - Coll. Herve Martras by African School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Wooden Bicycle, Cameroon (wood)
HSC206668 Wooden Bicycle, Cameroon (wood) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Education. "The first pipe". Child playing with soap balls. Postcard inspired by Beatrice Mallet (1896-1951)
3434239 Education. "The first pipe". Child playing with soap balls. Postcard inspired by Beatrice Mallet (1896-1951), France, c.1930 Additional rights Beatrice Mallet

Games inside the house on a rainy day, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206140 Games inside the house on a rainy day, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); 14.5 x 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Round and games in the recreation yard, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206096 Round and games in the recreation yard, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

Letter T: "Drum", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213815 Letter T: " Drum", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter T: " Drum)

Letter B: "Balloon", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213803 Letter B: " Balloon", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter B: " Balloon)

Letter E: Sword - "ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits"1897 (engraving)
DUV4213929 Letter E: Sword - " ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits" 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter E: Sword)

Letter F: "Rifle", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213925 Letter F: " Rifle", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter F: " Rifle)

Letter G: "Guignol", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213915 Letter G: " Guignol", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter G: " Guignol)

Letter J: "Gardening", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213885 Letter J: " Gardening", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter J: " Gardening (watering can)

Letter N: "Infant (doll)", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213860 Letter N: " Infant (doll)", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter N: " Infant (doll)

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"Step into the Parlour: A Journey Through Time and Games" Immerse yourself in the world of parlour games, where leisurely pastimes come to life. From scandalous Sabbath Breakers caught playing golf on a holy day to the excitement of a new kind of derby race, these colourful lithographs transport you back in time. Witness the intensity of a Game of Bridge as players strategize their every move, captured in vibrant hues. Explore Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin's masterpiece "Garcons se baignant, " an oil painting that embodies 20th-century Russian art with its modernist style. Experience the thrill of Golf at Elie's sea hole through a captivating lithograph, while Victorian printed scraps take you on a whimsical journey filled with enchanting characters and scenes. Delve into history as Napoleon is guarded by the British during his exile on St Helena, depicted in vivid colours. Discover the elegance and allure of a courtesan from the Second Empire indulging in billiards, portrayed beautifully through colour engraving. Transport yourself to 1762 with an exquisite ball costume captured in coloured engraving. Celebrate childhood innocence as children play Ring-a-Ring o' Roses in a charming lithograph. Marvel at Otto IV and his wife Hedwig of Holstein's regal presence brought to life through colour lithography. Lastly, lose yourself in Perdita's enchanting world from The Winter's Tale depicted through chromolithography. Step into this mesmerizing parlour game collection that transcends time and invites you to indulge your senses.