Shiny Collection (#9)

Boy kneeling on the floor sorting out some glass jars
Boy kneeling on the floor in a dining room, sorting out some glass jars. Date: circa 1950s

New Year card in the shape of a top hat, with verse below. Date: circa 1890s

Bronze statuette of a WaC mechanic, WW1
Bronze statuette of a WaC mechanic, by Margaret Wrightson, First World War. 1917

Advertising Insert - Monkey Brand Polish. 1914

Scots soldier pursued by shoeshine boys
Shine, sir -- half piastre. A Scottish soldier with outsized boots polished like mirrors, being pursued by four Egyptian shoeshine boys! Date: 1916

The Bondhus Glacier in Sunnhordland, 1878 (oil on canvas)
659688 The Bondhus Glacier in Sunnhordland, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bodom, Erik (1829-79); 108.5x157.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bondhus Glacier in Sunnhordland. Erik Bodom (1829-1879)

Baldwin locomotive, "No. 1154", Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia
3709910 Baldwin locomotive, " No. 1154", Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co

Urn, c. 1790 (sheffield plate and bone)
695560 Urn, c.1790 (sheffield plate and bone) by English School, (18th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: probably to hold hot water.); eGeffrye Museum; English

A pair of Kalkan vases, Peterhof, c. 1800 (jasper)
5846291 A pair of Kalkan vases, Peterhof, c.1800 (jasper) by Russian School (19th century); 42.5x21.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Each with domed circular finial above a waisted neck)

New DeSoto Cars, 1960 (lithograph)
2622304 New DeSoto Cars, 1960 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage brochure for two new DeSoto cars; lithograph)

Vase of Flowers; Vase de Fleurs, c. 1911 (oil on canvas)
825528 Vase of Flowers; Vase de Fleurs, c.1911 (oil on canvas) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); 50.2x40.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vase of Flowers; Vase de Fleurs)

Huts on the Edge of the Canal du Loing with Sun Shining
825257 Huts on the Edge of the Canal du Loing with Sun Shining; Cabanes au Bord du Canal du Loing-effet de Soleil, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Sisley

Basket of Cherries, 1921 (oil on canvas)
712317 Basket of Cherries, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 54x73.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Tropical Plums, (oil on canvas)
651110 Tropical Plums, (oil on canvas) by Heade, Martin Johnson (1819-1904); 30.6x50.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tropical Plums. Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904). Oil on canvas

Burgonet, c. 1510-40 (steel)
490852 Burgonet, c.1510-40 (steel) by Italian School, (16th century); 25.3x26x25.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Possibly Milanese.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Backplate, Landshut, mid-1500s (steel)
490788 Backplate, Landshut, mid-1500s (steel) by German School, (16th century); 41.3x35.9x17.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: See also image 490787.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Apples and Tree Trunk, 1891 (oil on canvas)
984979 Apples and Tree Trunk, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 30.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Apples and Tree Trunk. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935)

Two Mitres, Tripod Series IV, 1968-69 (chrome steel)
700240 Two Mitres, Tripod Series IV, 1968-69 (chrome steel) by Pye, William (1855-1934); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Still Life with Roses; Nature Morte aux Roses, 1920 (oil on canvas)
656502 Still Life with Roses; Nature Morte aux Roses, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 46x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sweetwilliam, a Bay Racehorse, in a Paddock, 1779 (oil on panel)
652165 Sweetwilliam, a Bay Racehorse, in a Paddock, 1779 (oil on panel) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 57.1x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweetwilliam, a Bay Racehorse, in a Paddock)

Still Life; Nature Morte, (oil on canvas)
653181 Still Life; Nature Morte, (oil on canvas) by Claude, Eugene (1841-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life; Nature Morte. Eugene Claude (1841-1922)

Tibetan figures: Vajravarahi dancing on a human corpse; figure of Padmapari
BAL45062 Tibetan figures: Vajravarahi dancing on a human corpse; figure of Padmapari; figure of Beg-tse; figure of Dam-can Dor-je Legs-pa riding a horse, 18th century (gilt copper)

Children laughing at their reflections (chromolitho)
6001884 Children laughing at their reflections (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children laughing at their reflections)

Modern Beauty Culture: Face just covered with a Fullers earth pack (b / w photo)
5998103 Modern Beauty Culture: Face just covered with a Fullers earth pack (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Basket of Plums (oil on canvas)
1767456 Still Life with Basket of Plums (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 30.5x45.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Basket of Plums)

Tete a Tete, c. 1888-1890 (oil on canvas)
1767362 Tete a Tete, c.1888-1890 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 63.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tete a Tete. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

An obsidian model of a seal, c. 1900 (obsidian, silk and velvet lined wood case)
1195943 An obsidian model of a seal, c. 1900 (obsidian, silk and velvet lined wood case) by FabergA©, Carl (1846-1920) (firm of); 12.7 (length) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A carved jasper model of a rhinoceros, c. 1900 (jasper, diamonds
1195942 A carved jasper model of a rhinoceros, c. 1900 (jasper, diamonds, silk and velvet lined wood case) by FabergA©

Dinner bell, c. 1860-70 (silver)
1071014 Dinner bell, c.1860-70 (silver) by Bogert, John (1839-81); 31.8x16.5x14.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Charles R. Masling and John E. Furen Collection, gift of John E

Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, 1908 (oil on canvas)
987637 Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Chapman, Conrad Wise (1842-1910); 43.8x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Porcelain and Strawberries, (oil on canvas)
985121 Still Life with Porcelain and Strawberries, (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 25.4x35.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Porcelain and Strawberries)

A 72-piece French Cannes-pattern silver flatware service, 1928 (silver)
991184 A 72-piece French Cannes-pattern silver flatware service, 1928 (silver) by Puiforcat, Jean Elysee (1897-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Men Admiring a Brand New Hudson Automobile, 1940 (screen print)
3034713 Men Admiring a Brand New Hudson Automobile, 1940 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Two men stand admiring a shiny red brand new 1940 Hudson automobile; screen)

Hunters and a Spaniel in an Extensive Landscape, 1827 (oil on canvas)
827245 Hunters and a Spaniel in an Extensive Landscape, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Towne, Charles (1763-1840); 44.5x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Moon and the Stars, (oil on canvas)
651041 The Moon and the Stars, (oil on canvas) by Blashfield, Edwin Howland (1848-1936); 182.9x121.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moon and the Stars. Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848-1936)

New DeSoto Car and Jet Pilots, 1960 (lithograph)
2622305 New DeSoto Car and Jet Pilots, 1960 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage brochure for a new DeSoto car)

Horse and Groom in a Landscape, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658047 Horse and Groom in a Landscape, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Palmer, James Lynwood (c.1868-1941); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse and Groom in a Landscape)

The Dream, (oil on canvas)
658890 The Dream, (oil on canvas) by Ouvrie, Pierre Justin (1806-79); 66x93 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dream. Pierre Justin Ouvrie (1806-1879). Oil on canvas

Candlestick, c. 1650-99 (brass)
695570 Candlestick, c.1650-99 (brass) by English School, (17th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

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