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Piece Collection (#8)

"An Eclectic Collection of Pieces

Background imagePiece Collection: Les Plaideurs, scene tiree de la premiere edition des Oeuvres de Racine

Les Plaideurs, scene tiree de la premiere edition des Oeuvres de Racine, piece dont la chute fut complete a sa premiere
6005481 Les Plaideurs, scene tiree de la premiere edition des Oeuvres de Racine, piece dont la chute fut complete a sa premiere representation (engraving) by French School

Background imagePiece Collection: Decorated spring chickens (photo)

Decorated spring chickens (photo)
5991431 Decorated spring chickens (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorated spring chickens)

Background imagePiece Collection: Arms, etc, taken from the Bhooteas at the Storming of Dewangiri, Bhootan (engraving)

Arms, etc, taken from the Bhooteas at the Storming of Dewangiri, Bhootan (engraving)
1610403 Arms, etc, taken from the Bhooteas at the Storming of Dewangiri, Bhootan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arms, etc)

Background imagePiece Collection: Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine (engraving)

Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine (engraving)
1602110 Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine)

Background imagePiece Collection: The Shah at Manchester, inspecting a Piece of Calico printed with Persian Words of Welcome

The Shah at Manchester, inspecting a Piece of Calico printed with Persian Words of Welcome (engraving)
1620796 The Shah at Manchester, inspecting a Piece of Calico printed with Persian Words of Welcome (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shah at Manchester)

Background imagePiece Collection: Christmas Entertainment to the Patients at Charing-Cross Hospital (engraving)

Christmas Entertainment to the Patients at Charing-Cross Hospital (engraving)
1622220 Christmas Entertainment to the Patients at Charing-Cross Hospital (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePiece Collection: Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V (engraving)

Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V (engraving)
1619884 Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation Piece to the Emperor Charles V)

Background imagePiece Collection: Amateur Theatricals of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, on Board HMS Rainbow

Amateur Theatricals of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, on Board HMS Rainbow, on the Thames (engraving)
1624330 Amateur Theatricals of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, on Board HMS Rainbow, on the Thames (engraving) by Courbould

Background imagePiece Collection: Chatsworth (engraving)

Chatsworth (engraving)
1056084 Chatsworth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chatsworth. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imagePiece Collection: Medals, Siege-pieces, and other Memorials of Charles I (engraving)

Medals, Siege-pieces, and other Memorials of Charles I (engraving)
973064 Medals, Siege-pieces, and other Memorials of Charles I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medals, Siege-pieces, and other Memorials of Charles I)

Background imagePiece Collection: The Lost Piece of Money (colour litho)

The Lost Piece of Money (colour litho)
3652615 The Lost Piece of Money (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lost Piece of Money)

Background imagePiece Collection: Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief (engraving)

Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief (engraving)
3654689 Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief)

Background imagePiece Collection: A Vanitas Allegory, Homo Bulla Est (oil on panel)

A Vanitas Allegory, Homo Bulla Est (oil on panel)
867780 A Vanitas Allegory, Homo Bulla Est (oil on panel) by Gheyn, Jacques II de (1565-1629) (attr. to); 49.5x62.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePiece Collection: Material for Pantaloons, Loodiana, Punjab, Piece Goods, from

Material for Pantaloons, Loodiana, Punjab, Piece Goods, from
870128 Material for Pantaloons, Loodiana, Punjab, Piece Goods, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

Background imagePiece Collection: Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges

Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges
3614200 Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870 by French School

Background imagePiece Collection: Fowling piece (engraving)

Fowling piece (engraving)
2806291 Fowling piece (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fowling piece. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Background imagePiece Collection: Hatter (engraving)

Hatter (engraving)
2801980 Hatter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hatter. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Background imagePiece Collection: The Treadle Spinning-Wheel (engraving)

The Treadle Spinning-Wheel (engraving)
2799899 The Treadle Spinning-Wheel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Treadle Spinning-Wheel)

Background imagePiece Collection: Chess game pieces from the Viking town of Birka (glass)

Chess game pieces from the Viking town of Birka (glass)
GIA740688 Chess game pieces from the Viking town of Birka (glass) by Viking; Historiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: 9th-12th Century.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Background imagePiece Collection: Children examining shoe containing Liebig extract (chromolitho)

Children examining shoe containing Liebig extract (chromolitho)
667017 Children examining shoe containing Liebig extract (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePiece Collection: Portrait of the Family (oil on canvas)

Portrait of the Family (oil on canvas)
704138 Portrait of the Family (oil on canvas) by Desmarais, Jean-Baptiste Frederic (1756-1813); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; French, out of copyright

Background imagePiece Collection: Alterations at Shottesbrooke Park, Maidenhead, England (b / w photo)

Alterations at Shottesbrooke Park, Maidenhead, England (b / w photo)
6025066 Alterations at Shottesbrooke Park, Maidenhead, England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alterations at Shottesbrooke Park, Maidenhead)

Background imagePiece Collection: English wedding cake, Tragacanth centre piece (photo)

English wedding cake, Tragacanth centre piece (photo)
6018371 English wedding cake, Tragacanth centre piece (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English wedding cake, Tragacanth centre piece)

Background imagePiece Collection: Mlle Mily-Meyer in the role of Mlle Le Normand, 1899 (typogravure)

Mlle Mily-Meyer in the role of Mlle Le Normand, 1899 (typogravure)
CHT323074 Mlle Mily-Meyer in the role of Mlle Le Normand, 1899 (typogravure) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mlle LeNormand (1772-1843)

Background imagePiece Collection: Championship Soccer board game (mixed media)

Championship Soccer board game (mixed media)
NFM315548 Championship Soccer board game (mixed media) by European; National Football Museum, Manchester, UK; eNational Football Museum; out of copyright

Background imagePiece Collection: Black sable trapping in Northern China and Saghalien (litho)

Black sable trapping in Northern China and Saghalien (litho)
6009003 Black sable trapping in Northern China and Saghalien (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black sable trapping in Northern China and Saghalien)

Background imagePiece Collection: Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion

Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion, Oxford-Street (engraving)
1596144 Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion, Oxford-Street (engraving) by Hardy

Background imagePiece Collection: Jacob Orong-outang shapes a piece of wire into a tool to make a way out of his cage (litho)

Jacob Orong-outang shapes a piece of wire into a tool to make a way out of his cage (litho)
5198315 Jacob Orong-outang shapes a piece of wire into a tool to make a way out of his cage (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePiece Collection: The Lost Piece of Silver (colour litho)

The Lost Piece of Silver (colour litho)
3648687 The Lost Piece of Silver (colour litho) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lost Piece of Silver)

Background imagePiece Collection: Illustration for Emma by Jane Austen (colour litho)

Illustration for Emma by Jane Austen (colour litho)
3651242 Illustration for Emma by Jane Austen (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePiece Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coltman, c. 1770-72 (oil on canvas)

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coltman, c. 1770-72 (oil on canvas)
3709997 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coltman, c.1770-72 (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); 127x101.6 cm; National Gallery, London

Background imagePiece Collection: Striped Gingham, Palamcottah, Madras, Piece Goods, from

Striped Gingham, Palamcottah, Madras, Piece Goods, from
870124 Striped Gingham, Palamcottah, Madras, Piece Goods, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

Background imagePiece Collection: The History of a Crime, the Testimony of an Eye-Witness (engraving)

The History of a Crime, the Testimony of an Eye-Witness (engraving)
1049752 The History of a Crime, the Testimony of an Eye-Witness (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The History of a Crime)

Background imagePiece Collection: The Ocean Telegraph (engraving)

The Ocean Telegraph (engraving)
1097984 The Ocean Telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ocean Telegraph)

Background imagePiece Collection: Mr Edisons 'Perfected Phonograph, 'just received in London from New York (engraving)

Mr Edisons "Perfected Phonograph, "just received in London from New York (engraving)
1041402 Mr Edisons " Perfected Phonograph, " just received in London from New York (engraving) by English School

Background imagePiece Collection: The Apparatus for rendering Surgical Operations Painless (engraving)

The Apparatus for rendering Surgical Operations Painless (engraving)
1095662 The Apparatus for rendering Surgical Operations Painless (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePiece Collection: Memory

Memory
Stefan Eisele

Background imagePiece Collection: Changing face

Changing face
Mirjam Delrue

Background imagePiece Collection: face of pieces

face of pieces
Ivan Marlianto

Background imagePiece Collection: in the wind

in the wind
Silvia Guillet

Background imagePiece Collection: Vintage tangerine

Vintage tangerine
Delphine Devos

Background imagePiece Collection: The megalomania 2

The megalomania 2
Victoria Glinka

Background imagePiece Collection: Q-bic

Q-bic
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Dan-Stefan Susa

Background imagePiece Collection: Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie
A piece of cake with powdered sugar and a strainer on a dark wooden background with floral decoration. Handmade wooden plates in autumn flat lay

Background imagePiece Collection: Squash blossoms

Squash blossoms
Diana Popescu

Background imagePiece Collection: Chocolate bundt cake

Chocolate bundt cakes arranged in a spiral. Denisa VLAICU

Background imagePiece Collection: Hollywood inspired fashions retro feature, 13th December 1979

Hollywood inspired fashions retro feature, 13th December 1979




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"An Eclectic Collection of Pieces: From Heath Robinson's Whimsical Drawings to Suffragette Badges and Exquisite Artworks" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we explore an enchanting assortment of captivating pieces. First, let us marvel at the intricate details of a Heath Robinson drawing, where fantastical contraptions come to life with whimsy and ingenuity. Each line tells a story, inviting us into a realm of endless possibilities. Next, we encounter the powerful symbolism behind a Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and Ribbon. A testament to the relentless fight for women's rights, these artifacts remind us of the courage and determination that shaped history. In vibrant hues of red and green, an Australian King Parrot captures our attention with its majestic presence. Alisterus Scapularis stands proudly as nature's masterpiece, reminding us of the awe-inspiring beauty that surrounds us. Moving on to Barribal's "A Golden Girl, " we are transported back in time to an era when elegance reigned supreme. The delicate brushstrokes bring forth grace and sophistication in this timeless portrait. Venturing further into history's embrace is an Ichthyosaurus fossil displayed as a museum piece. This ancient creature whispers tales from prehistoric times, allowing us to ponder our place in the vastness of Earth's timeline. From Africa's rich cultural heritage emerges a mosaic wall from Morocco’s Fes city—a true work of art adorning fountains with vibrant colors and geometric patterns. It serves as a reminder that creativity knows no boundaries or borders. Captured forever in black-and-white frames is the engagement photo between Duke York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon—later known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother—an image brimming with love and anticipation for their royal journey ahead. The enigmatic Helen Duncan takes center stage next; her séances brought forth ectoplasmic wonders and teleplasmic hands, leaving audiences in awe of the supernatural.