Pearl Collection (#11)

Famous black pearls of Tahiti, Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia

Christmas At Summer
Julia Ramiro

Lucid Dreaming
Hugo Gonçalves

Jerry II
Michael Allmaier

The Pearl
Antoni Figueras

Silk Flower
Magda Izzard

Portrait of an Oriental, (c18th century). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an Oriental, (c18th century)

Three-quarter profile portrait of woman in dress with thin patterned shawl, probably 1840s. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarter profile portrait of woman in dress with thin patterned shawl, two-row pearl necklace, pair of bracelets, decollete brooch, mid-length hairstyle and corkscrew curls, probably 1840s

Grand Duchess Marie Paulovna (formerly Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin...between 1870 and 80 Creator: Unknown)
Grand Duchess Marie Paulovna (formerly Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, between 1870 and 1880

Mary Stuart, undated. (c1910s) Creator: Franz von Matsch
Mary Stuart, undated. (c1910s)

Wedding presents to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Wedding presents to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice: jewelled fan, the gift of the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, 1862....a magnificent jewelled fan in gold

The International Exhibition: emerald and diamond brooch exhibited by Mr. Harry Emanuel, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: emerald and diamond brooch exhibited by Mr. Harry Emanuel, 1862....a brooch formed of a very large emerald

Princess Dagmar (later Empress Mariia Feodorovna) head-and-shoulders... between 1870 and 80. Creator: Unknown
Princess Dagmar (later Empress Maria Feodorovna) head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1870 and 1880

Princess Dagmar (later Empress Maria Feodorovna) head-and-shoulders... between 1860 and 70. Creator: Unknown
Princess Dagmar (later Empress Maria Feodorovna) head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1860 and 1870

Lady in the room
Martin Lee

2 Drops
Sugeng Sutanto

Beyond the Visible
Juliana Nan

There's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
Ruslan Bolgov

Angela
Brennan Finighan - EFIAP FAPS

Woman in Latino dance costume posing in studio, holding drum, (B&W)
photography, black and white, Posing, Looking at camera, Full length, Smiling, Standing, Playing, Dress, Costume, Mid Adult, 30s, 30-35 Years, Women, Mid Adult Women, Adults Only, Only Women

Woman in Latino dance costume sitting in studio, holding drum, (B&W)
photography, black and white, Looking at camera, Smiling, Sitting, Dress, Costume, Mid Adult, 30s, 30-35 Years, Women, Mid Adult Women, Adults Only, Only Women, One Person, Make-up, Lipstick

Lady with a cigarette
Martin Lee

Windy
Ohad Falik

Passions and Desires
Fabien BRAVIN

Blowball
Patrick Aurednik

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Shihya Kowatari

Head of a Young Woman, early 1730s (oil on canvas)
XOS5884720 Head of a Young Woman, early 1730s (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 47x40 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Francois Boucher)

Table with flower-patterned table-cloth, jewels and scythe, end of 19th century (colour woodblock print)
8603869 Table with flower-patterned table-cloth, jewels and scythe, end of 19th century (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 40.3 x 27.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Fireworks in Shanghai, China celebration National Day of the People's Republic of China

Sophie Amalie von Schleswig Holstein Gottorp, princesse dano norvegienne - Portrait of
FIA5408585 Sophie Amalie von Schleswig Holstein Gottorp, princesse dano norvegienne - Portrait of Princess Sophie Amalie of Holstein-Gottorp (1670-1710), Duchess of Brunswick-Lueneburg, by Krafft

Detail of The nursing Virgin depicted as Agnes Sorel (after the Virgin of Antwerp
GYS4988371 Detail of The nursing Virgin depicted as Agnes Sorel (after the Virgin of Antwerp, by Jean Fouquet, circa 1452-1455) by Fouquet, Jean (fl.1793-98) (after); Chateau de Loches

Princess Otto von Bismarck
Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (1897 - 1975), German politician and diplomat. Date: 1934

Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, 1913
Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, designed by Kriegck, with red-lined cape. Habit nouveau par Kriegck. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

Duchess of Vendome, Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870-1948), President of the War Refugees Committee. Date: circa 1910s

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Prince Consort
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the Prince Consort, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. circa 1900s

Page of Victorian adverts - November 1895
A variety of advertisements in The Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News dated November 1895. November 1895

British Record Industry Awards, at The Grosvenor House Hotel. Pictured, Culture Club band member, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, Boy George, Jon Moss and Latoya Jackson. 9th February 1984

Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Sierra Leone, November 1961 The visit was between 25 November - 1 December 1961 Picture taken 25th November - 1st December 1961

Saber with Scabbard... 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Saber with Scabbard, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian, grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/A.D

Buddhist woman with a Buddha pendant, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Madonna and Child, ca. 1480. Creator: Carlo Crivelli
Madonna and Child, ca. 1480

Ellen Maurice (1578-1626), 1597. Creator: Marcus Gheeraerts, the Younger
Ellen Maurice (1578-1626), 1597

Portrait of a Woman, 1642. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of a Woman, 1642

Joan Bennett - American stage, film and television actress
Joan Bennett (1910-1990), American stage, film and television actress. Date: circa 1930s

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, c1810, (1921). Creator: Jean-Francois Ribault
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, c1810, (1921). Marie Louise, Archiduchesse d Autriche, Imperatrice des Francais, Reine d Italie

Marie Louise... Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). ADD info from plate 74 Creator
Marie Louise Archiduchesse d Autriche Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). Portrait of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847), Archduchess of Austria, Empress of the French

The Pearl of Great Price, c1916, (1936). Creator: Eugene Burnand
The Pearl of Great Price, c1916, (1936). Parable of the Pearl (also the Pearl of Great Price) Matthew 13:45-46 illustrates the value of the Kingdom of Heaven

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