Shining Collection (#4)

Basket of Apples, (oil on canvas)
984912 Basket of Apples, (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 30.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Basket of Apples. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935). Oil on canvas

After a Game of Chess, c. 1930 (oil print)
991512 After a Game of Chess, c.1930 (oil print) by Dubreuil, Pierre (1872 - 1944); 24.76x19.68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After a Game of Chess; Apres la Partie d Echecs)

A Poppy table lamp with a conical shade, 20th century (gilt-bronze
991110 A Poppy table lamp with a conical shade, 20th century (gilt-bronze, leaded glass) by American School, (20th century); 58.3x40.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Still-life with Apples; Nature Morte aux Pommes, c. 1926 (oil on canvas)
825157 Still-life with Apples; Nature Morte aux Pommes, c.1926 (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 54x65.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bright as a Dollar, (oil on canvas)
822836 Bright as a Dollar, (oil on canvas) by McCord, George Herbert (1848-1909); 61x41 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bright as a Dollar. George Herbert McCord (1848-1909). Oil on canvas

Norfolk Broads (colour litho)
3641722 Norfolk Broads (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norfolk Broads. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Chapel of the Charterhouse, Smithfield (b / w photo)
3637738 Chapel of the Charterhouse, Smithfield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel of the Charterhouse, Smithfield)

British Admiral George Rodneys victory over the French fleet commanded by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of
5233582 British Admiral George Rodneys victory over the French fleet commanded by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes, American war of Independence, 1782 (engraving) by English School

Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax (engraving)
6034646 Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax)

Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho)
6030135 Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic portrayals of early radio)

The Bull s-Eye, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377529 The Bull s-Eye, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker (b.1822) pub

The Dramatic Shoe-Black, from Street Life in London, by J
659992 The Dramatic Shoe-Black, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Shining-leaved sage, Salvia formosa, Salvia bella. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Blood amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus
Blood amaranth or Mexican grain amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus (amaranthe paniculee, Amaranthus paniculatus.) Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO190449 French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Pair of Polished Gentlemen, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1801 (hand-coloured etching
NCO192598 A Pair of Polished Gentlemen, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1801 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint)
BAL42766 A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

A Mesopotamian silver inlaid brass casket, with dials for a combination lock (side view)
1196756 A Mesopotamian silver inlaid brass casket, with dials for a combination lock (side view), 13th century (silver inlaid brass) by Mesopotamian

Three Studies of Horses; Trois Etudes de Chevaux, c. 1823 (oil on canvas)
652478 Three Studies of Horses; Trois Etudes de Chevaux, c.1823 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 45.7x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Jack Spigot, a Dark Bay Racehorse in a Paddock at Bolton Hall, 1824 (oil on canvas)
652144 Jack Spigot, a Dark Bay Racehorse in a Paddock at Bolton Hall, 1824 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 101.6x128.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Spigot)

Still-life with Apples; Stilleben Mit Apfeln, c. 1907 (oil on board)
825533 Still-life with Apples; Stilleben Mit Apfeln, c.1907 (oil on board) by Jawlensky, Alexej von (1864-1941); 47.6x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life, c. 1918 (oil on canvas)
1767599 Still Life, c.1918 (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 61x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life. Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1918

A Still Life of Apples, (oil on canvas)
658195 A Still Life of Apples, (oil on canvas) by Ury, Lesser (1861-1931); 35.5x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Still Life of Apples. Lesser Ury (1861-1931). Oil on canvas

Still Life with Crabapples and Grapes, (oil on canvas)
651109 Still Life with Crabapples and Grapes, (oil on canvas) by Decker, Joseph (1853-1924); 20.6x35.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Crabapples and Grapes)

Still Life with Brass Pot, (oil on canvas)
651040 Still Life with Brass Pot, (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 68.6x73.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Brass Pot. Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). Oil on canvas

Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes, (oil on canvas)
650865 Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes, (oil on canvas) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862); 63.4x76.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes)

The Proposal: Observe Her Eyes; The Flattering Tales Believed
824216 The Proposal: Observe Her Eyes; The Flattering Tales Believed, (oil on canvas) by Harlow, George Henry (1787-1819); 92.1x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposal)

The Zephyr of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Company. Date: 1935

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer

Advertisement for Bec Auer (colour litho)
SNG127461 Advertisement for Bec Auer (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; German, out of copyright

A young shoeblack shining a mans shoes on the street (photo)
602292 A young shoeblack shining a mans shoes on the street (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Astrological diagram of the comet that appeared in Rome during Virgo
XIR171380 Astrological diagram of the comet that appeared in Rome during Virgo and remained visible until November 1680 (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ms 43. 268. 10 Frontispiece of the Livret d Ouvrier, 1864 (engraving)
CHT170962 Ms 43.268.10 Frontispiece of the Livret d Ouvrier, 1864 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee Nat

SMM2 p. 17 Storm, from Theatre des Vices et Vertus, by Jan van der Noot (c
GUL174531 SMM2 p.17 Storm, from Theatre des Vices et Vertus, by Jan van der Noot (c.1539-95) (vellum) by French School, (16th century); 13x13 cm; Glasgow University Library

Advert, Use Stephenson Brothers Floor Polish. early 20th century

Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century

Cape starling, Lamprotornis nitens (Shining stare, Sturnus nitens). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Waterlily species
Foreign yellow waterlily, Nymphaea advena, sweet-scented waterlily, Nymphaea odorata, N. odorata minor, and shining waterlily, Nymphaea nitida

Diederik cuckoo and shining bronze-cuckoo
Diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius, and shining bronze-cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Shining bronze cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining cuckow, Cuculus lucidus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Shining sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis (Agloeactis cupreipennis). Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martins A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852

Achimenantha naegelioides, shining variety (Plectopoma naegelioides scintillans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype)
SC28131 The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Shining red charaxes and Biblis ariadne?
Shining red charaxes, Charaxes zingha, Nymphalis Charaxes berenice, upper side 1, under side 2, and Biblis ariadne? butterfly 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Masked shining parrot, Prosopeia personata (Blue-faced parrot, Psittacus capistratus). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Shining cranesbill, Geranium lucidum
Le Bec de Grue luisant. Shining cranesbill, Geranium lucidum. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Bladdernut or wild coffee, Diospyros whyteana (Shining royena, Royena lucida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Begonia minor (Shining begonia, Begonia nitida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

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