Variety Collection (page 6)

Bowl of Flowers (oil on canvas)
1767387 Bowl of Flowers (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 76.8x92.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowl of Flowers. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

A selection of porcelain cutlery handles, c.1750-60 (porcelain)
1766876 A selection of porcelain cutlery handles, c.1750-60 (porcelain); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of porcelain cutlery handles)

A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl)
1766468 A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of jewelled gold)

Pate-de-verre pendants, c.1920s (pate-de-verre glass, cord)
991185 Pate-de-verre pendants, c.1920s (pate-de-verre glass, cord) by Argy-Rousseau, Gabriel (1885-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pate-de-verre pendants)

A selection of late 17th and 19th century jewellery
1766485 A selection of late 17th and 19th century jewellery; Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of late 17th and 19th century jewellery.); Photo © Christie's Images

White-spotted chrysanthemum variety, Chrysanthemum indicum flore roseo albo-punctato. Japan
FLO4627726 White-spotted chrysanthemum variety, Chrysanthemum indicum flore roseo albo-punctato. Japan. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Variety of camellia, Camellia japonica. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4629724 Variety of camellia, Camellia japonica. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (speckled tortoise, Testudo europaea) and variety, La Ronde
FLO4694997 European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (speckled tortoise, Testudo europaea) and variety, La Ronde, Testudo orbicularis

English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove
FLO4598079 English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, near nest with eggs

Mistinguett. (engraving, 1924)
5975838 Mistinguett. (engraving, 1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Article 1. Show. French singer Mistinguett. Sheet music cover: Fleur d'amour, by Jose Padilla, France)

Languedoc-Roussillon-Comte De Foix (colour litho)
5210008 Languedoc-Roussillon-Comte De Foix (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Languedoc-Roussillon-Comte De Foix)

Algerie (colour litho)
5210003 Algerie (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Algerie. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

France-Compte (colour litho)
5209992 France-Compte (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: France-Compte)

Alsace (colour litho)
5209991 Alsace (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alsace. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

Ile-De-France (colour litho)
5209987 Ile-De-France (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ile-De-France)

Flandre, Artois, Picardie (colour litho)
5209986 Flandre, Artois, Picardie (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flandre, Artois, Picardie)

Varieties of geraniums or pelargoniums: the Clown, the Harlequin and Singularity
FLO4646216 Varieties of geraniums or pelargoniums: the Clown, the Harlequin and Singularity. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart

Admiral cone varieties, high admiral and cedo nulli, Conus ammiralis, Conus cedonulli (Conus ammiralis var)
FLO4683031 Admiral cone varieties, high admiral and cedo nulli, Conus ammiralis, Conus cedonulli (Conus ammiralis var. summus, Cedo nulli). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Mr. Cannell's Chinese primrose variety, Primula sinensis var. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker
FLO4662842 Mr. Cannell's Chinese primrose variety, Primula sinensis var. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels

Art. Entertainment. Decadent concert in Paris. Poster by Jules Alexandre Grun, France, c.1890 (poster)
3434457 Art. Entertainment. Decadent concert in Paris. Poster by Jules Alexandre Grun, France, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Bonne societe se pressant au Decadent's Concert. Coll)

Grey goshawk and peregrine falcon (?)
5855182 Grey goshawk and peregrine falcon (?); (add.info.: Grey goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae, and "dappled brown sparrowhawk, " (variety of peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus?)

Tropical Fruit, from Meyer's Lexicon, publ. 1930 (colour litho)
3062015 Tropical Fruit, from Meyer's Lexicon, publ. 1930 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection

A selection of antique diamond jewellery dating from, c.1890 (diamond)
1766502 A selection of antique diamond jewellery dating from, c.1890 (diamond); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of antique diamond jewellery dating from circa 1890)

A selection of pendants and brooches, a fine gold necklace and a Swiss gold and enamel bracelet watch (gold, enamel)
1766487 A selection of pendants and brooches, a fine gold necklace and a Swiss gold and enamel bracelet watch (gold, enamel); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of pendants and brooches)

A selection of Renaissance style, Napoleonic, late Georgian and Victorian rings
1766480 A selection of Renaissance style, Napoleonic, late Georgian and Victorian rings; Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of Renaissance style, Napoleonic)

A selection of cameo and intaglio rings
1766471 A selection of cameo and intaglio rings; Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of cameo and intaglio rings.); Photo © Christie's Images

Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera
5856584 Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera; (add.info.: Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Corse (colour litho)
5210019 Corse (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corse. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

Guyenne (colour litho)
5210010 Guyenne (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guyenne. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

Department De La Seine (colour litho)
5209988 Department De La Seine (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Department De La Seine)

The different varieties of Liverworts and Geranium
5308108 The different varieties of Liverworts and Geranium.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the different varieties of Liverworts (1, 2, 3) and Geranium

Hyacinth hybrid variety, Marie de Medicis, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured botanical copperplate engraving by Adam
FLO5004803 Hyacinth hybrid variety, Marie de Medicis, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured botanical copperplate engraving by Adam Ludwig Wirsing from Christoph Jacob Trew's Hortus nitidissimis

Art. Entertainment. The incoherent arts. Poster for a parisian exposition, France, c.1890 (poster)
3434495 Art. Entertainment. The incoherent arts. Poster for a parisian exposition, France, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Exposition des Arts Incoherents a l'Olympia, Paris. Coll)

Art. Entertainment. The shadows, show at the Alcazar d'Ete, Paris. Poster, France, 1874. (poster)
3434618 Art. Entertainment. The shadows, show at the Alcazar d'Ete, Paris. Poster, France, 1874. (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment)

Art. Entertainment. Cancan dancer. Poster by A. Morrow for the magazine: Illustrated Bits, England, c.1890 (poster)
3434536 Art. Entertainment. Cancan dancer. Poster by A. Morrow for the magazine: Illustrated Bits, England, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment. Cancan dancer)

Hyacinth variety, Royal Bouquet, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627081 Hyacinth variety, Royal Bouquet, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Varieties of fern. Lithograph from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History
FLO4684670 Varieties of fern. Lithograph from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841.; (add.info.: Varieties of fern)

Daylily, Hemerocallis fulva (an altro hemerocalle). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an
FLO4674674 Daylily, Hemerocallis fulva (an altro hemerocalle). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi

Woman in costume as a page in La Mascotte, 1880s (lithograph)
5893517 Woman in costume as a page in La Mascotte, 1880s (lithograph); (add.info.: Woman in costume as a page in La Mascotte at the Theatre des Bouffes Parisiens, 1880s)

A selection of 16th, 17th and 18th century rings
1766469 A selection of 16th, 17th and 18th century rings; Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of 16th, 17th and 18th century rings.); Photo © Christie's Images

A selection of Eastern edged weapons including Javanese and Indonesian kris, Indian katars, kards and patas
1764820 A selection of Eastern edged weapons including Javanese and Indonesian kris, Indian katars, kards and patas; Private Collection; (add.info)

Provence, Comte De Nice, Comte Venaissin, Et Principaute D'Orange (colour litho)
5210002 Provence, Comte De Nice, Comte Venaissin, Et Principaute D'Orange (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Provence, Comte De Nice)

Aunis Et Saintonge-Angoumois-Poitou (colour litho)
5209997 Aunis Et Saintonge-Angoumois-Poitou (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aunis Et Saintonge-Angoumois-Poitou)

Maine-Anjou-Touraine (colour litho)
5209995 Maine-Anjou-Touraine (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maine-Anjou-Touraine)

Bourgogne-Nivernais (colour litho)
5209993 Bourgogne-Nivernais (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bourgogne-Nivernais)

Champagne (colour litho)
5209989 Champagne (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champagne. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

Normandie (colour litho)
5209985 Normandie (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Normandie. Illustration for Les Provinces de France Illustrees (Blondel La Rougery)

Garden nasturtium variety, Tom Thumb, Tropaeolum majus atrosanguineum nanum
FLO4627352 Garden nasturtium variety, Tom Thumb, Tropaeolum majus atrosanguineum nanum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

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"Embracing the Tapestry of Variety: From Mushrooms to Didgeridoos" Step into a world where variety reigns supreme, where every corner holds a surprise waiting to be discovered. Explore the depths of diversity as we delve into an eclectic mix of wonders that span across time and continents. Transport yourself back to 1893, when the Carbolic Smoke Ball took center stage, captivating audiences with its innovative approach. Fast forward to George Formby's era, where his infectious tunes brought joy and laughter to all who listened. Venture into Little India, where vibrant pictures of Hindu Gods adorn market stalls, showcasing the rich tapestry of beliefs and traditions. In contrast, English football players unite in a team picture, representing unity amidst their diverse backgrounds. Marvel at the grandeur of London Palladium's programme; it encapsulates performances from all walks of life – a true testament to artistic variety. Journey through time with Sobranie cigarettes' advertisement from 1963; it captures an era when smoking was seen as glamorous and sophisticated. Delve deeper into nature's intricacies with entomology specimens that showcase the astonishing array of insect life. Pressed seaweed specimens C016 / 6127 offer glimpses into underwater worlds teeming with color and beauty. Take flight at Bristol Balloon Festival in Avon, England – witness hot air balloons painting the sky in vivid hues against picturesque landscapes. Finally, travel Down Under and immerse yourself in Australia's cultural heritage through traditional hand-painted didgeridoos bursting with vibrant colors. But perhaps nothing epitomizes variety more than a collection capturing "A Large Variety of Mushrooms" from 1913 – each unique shape and shade tells its own story within nature's vast kingdom. In this mosaic-like world filled with endless possibilities, let us celebrate diversity in all its forms – for it is through embracing our differences that we truly come alive.