Colourful Collection

Spring in the royal garden

Design for printed textile with hats and caps
Design for printed textile with a wide selection of hats and caps. Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1935

Design for Textile or Wallpaper with fruit. Gouache on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1926

Design for linoleum

Design for Woven Textile in red and turquoise. Watercolour on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1934

Design for Woven Textile, art deco style
Design for Woven Textile in art deco style. Watercolour on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1935

Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent
Vauxhall Royal Balloon, constructed by C Green, containing several people, ascending from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. 9 September 1836

Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932

Blonde model in bright red corduroy cap. 1980s

Young model in flowery mini dress
A young model in a flowery mini dress, in Central London with the Centre Point building in the background. 1970s

Chocolate box design, ladies dancing
Chocolate box design, with ladies in crinoline dresses dancing round a tree. 20th century

Model in colourful mini dress with camper van
Model in a colourful mini dress with camper van. 1970s

Models with patterned groovy shirts
Two models with patterned groovy shirts. 1970s

Group of models with white guitar and suitcase
Group of models, five men in suits and a woman, posing with a white guitar, suitcase, typewriter and chair. 1970s

Cover design, Air Union timetable, serving London and Paris. Travel By Air -- Pleasure, Comfort, Speed, Regularity, Safety. Showing a stylised red plane flying over fields. circa 1928

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing a well-dressed couple walking across an airport runway, their chauffeur following on behind, carrying their luggage. July 1929

The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster
Poster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944

Chocolate box design, three humming birds
Chocolate box design, with three humming birds inside an ornate and colourful border. 20th century

Woman at Elephant Fayre, St Germans, Cornwall, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and colourful stars stuck on her face. July 1981

Hair at Saint Martin Theatre, Paris
Exterior view of the Saint Martin Theatre in Paris, where a production of the musical Hair is taking place. 1970s

Two female models in brightly coloured outfits. 1980s

Group of geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Women in rickshaw, Japan
Two women in a rickshaw, with two male attendants, Japan. circa 1890s

Street acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Watercolour sketch of children. 1920s

Advertisement for Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Advertisement for the Mena House Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, with a colourful scene of the pyramids. 20th century

Label design for a chilled fruit juice or syrup (Sirop Glacial), showing a variety of fruit, including raspberries, strawberries, lemon, pomegranate, grapes and cherries. 20th century

Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure
A Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out. Date: 1955

Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son, with colourful views of an island on Lake Maggiore, Italy, an alpine scene, the city of Florence

Idealised garden scene with two ladies watching people gardening. 20th century

Advertisement for Armstrongs Linoleum Floors -- a kitchen for a busy woman. Featuring a design for a combination of kitchen and office space, including a telephone and a typewriter. circa 1950s

Label design for Impossible To Forget cologne
Label design for Impossible To Forget flower-scented cologne, from Partnership Brokar & Co, Moscow. Featuring a pretty woman admiring a white flower. 20th century

Scene in a wood with autumnal colours

Toy ice cream seller with his cart
A toy ice cream seller with his cart on wheels. 20th century

Beach fashions at the Lido, Venice
An art deco sketch of the famous fashions at the pajama beach, Lido, Venice Date: late 1920s

Advertisement for Belgian Railways, offering season tickets valid for 5 to 15 days. Showing a platform full of people in colourful clothes, and a train in the background full of passengers

Young woman in summer costume, Japan. circa 1890s

Cartoon, Knuckledown Fair, showing a busy scene at a fairground. early 19th century

Fruit stall at Christmas, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Aerial view of a colourful fruit stall in the local market in Funchal, Madeira, on the night before Christmas eve (23 December) during the annual Noite de Mercado dos Lavradores (workers market night)

Christmas wrapping paper design
A design for Christmas wrapping paper, showing a stylised Father Christmas carrying a sack, with reindeer and holly motifs. circa 1930s

Art Deco fountain
Gorgeous stylised art deco illustration, part of chocolate box packaging design, featuring a perfectly symmetrical garden which has at its centre a vertiginous fountain. c.1925

Advertisement for Olibet Biscuits

Art Deco chocolate box top design
Striking design for top of a chocolate box featuring patterned black squares against a gold background, scattered with stylised colourful flowers. c.1925

Winter Sports, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
A smiling lady in a colourful winter sports jumper, waving. A skier on the snow can be seen in the background. Date: 1955

Cooks Continental Coach Tours
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Continental Coach Tours -- see it all so easily! A roll of camera film shows colourful pictures of holiday resorts, and a coach travelling along a road. Date: 1953

Abstract art deco design with geometrical shapes. circa 1930s

Landsberg weekend festival, Bavaria, Germany
Weekend festival on the picturesque market square of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, with people sitting at trestle tables

Advertisement for cruises to the Mediterranean
Advertisement for Royal Mail Line cruises to the Mediterranean, showing three arab men, one playing a flute and another a drum. circa 1930s

Art Deco floral chocolate box top design
Art Deco design for the top of a chocolate box featuring diagonal golden strips embellished with a variety of colourful, stylised flowers. c.1925

Abstract design with two flower shapes, in brown, orange, yellow, cream and grey-blue. circa 1930s

La Rivista magazine cover for May 1928, showing two people riding an elephant through a colourful landscape. May 1928

Modern design in bright colours with tulips. 20th century

Advertisement for Osman towels -- just hug you dry. Showing a colourful red towel draped over the foot of a bath. 20th century

17th century skating scene
A 17th century skating scene, showing a large number of people in Restoration style costume skating on a frozen lake or river, with a large country house in the background. early 20th century

Abstract design with geometrical background, in a wide range of colours. circa 1930s

This way to winter sunshine through Cooks
Illustration on a Thomas Cook poster or handbill -- This way to winter sunshine through Cooks -- with a brightly coloured image of a Mediterranean village, with sea, villas, boats, and a palm tree

Summer Holidays in Switzerland with Cooks
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in Switzerland with Cooks World Travel Service. In a brightly coloured alpine scene a man in traditional costume blows an alpenhorn on a grass-covered

Art deco lady with bouquet
Lovely, stylised illustration of a lady wearing a wide brimmed hat and scarf, laden down with a sumptuous bouquet of flowers. c.1925

Woman in exotic shawl

Holidays to Germany, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
Cover illustration for Holidays to Germany, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson, showing a German street scene, with people sitting at tables outside a cafe. Date: 1958

Display of barbecue food
A display of colourful barbecue food, including chicken pieces, vegetables and salad. 20th century

Cooks World Travel Service, How to See Europe, 1951
A Cooks World Travel Service cover, How to See Europe, 1951, depicting a Bavarian scene with a castle, snow-covered mountains and trees. Date: 1951

Brightly coloured abstract design with lines and curves, in red, pink and mauve. circa 1930s

Old houses in Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
A row of picturesque old houses in Koenigstrasse, the main street of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Bear asleep in bed after a long day
A bear asleep in bed after a long day. His slippers are on the floor at the foot of the bed, and a jar of honey sits ready for his breakfast. 20th century

Museum souvenirs, Rostov Velikij, Russia
A display of souvenirs, including traditional wooden Russian dolls, on sale in the museum shop at Rostov Velikij (Rostov the Great), Russia. early 21st century

Art Deco chocolate box top design
Glorious illustration for the top of a chocolate box featuring a gold geometric background embellished with colourful, stylised flowers. c.1925

Allegory of March (Marzo), showing a female figure in a colourful dress. early 20th century

Advertisement for the Fiat Ballila motor car, focusing on its elegant femininity. Showing two stylish Italian ladies chatting at the side of the car, near the gates to a stately villa. circa 1930s

Poster advertising Orient Line Cruises to the Mediterranean and Constantinople by 20, 000 ton steamer. 20th century

Packaging design for Lotion Cuir de Russie, a perfume marketed by Mury, Paris. Showing a Russian cossack riding on his horse. 20th century

Perennials Border
A border of perennial flowers: Daisies, buttercups poppies and pansies. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Advertisement for Brennabor motor car, showing an upper class woman doing her Christmas shopping. The car is also recommended as a suitable Christmas present! 1928

Four kittens playing with a ribbon

Female model in red tartan outfit
female model in red tartan outfit consisting of three or four different patterns. 1980s

Little girl watering flowers by Muriel Dawson
A little girl watering flowers in a garden, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1930s

Virgin Mary with words of Magnificat in stained glass
The Virgin Mary with words of the Magnificat in French, in a stained glass window

Busy Gardeners by Muriel Dawson -- two little girls with their watering cans tend a colourful flowerbed. 1947

Kingfisher on a branch
A kingfisher on a branch, with a decorative border of leaves and fishes

A colourful parrot perched on a branch

Design for Textile with rows of tulips. Gouache on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. 1935

Design for Woven Textile with flying birds. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1932

Design for Cretonne in art deco style. Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1934

Print Users Yearbook -- red-haired woman
Print Users Yearbook -- a red-haired woman in a skimpy costume, with a long scarf billowing from each hand. circa 1930s

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