Figure Collection

Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier
Balloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No

Design for printed textile. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Certificate - Japan-British Exhibition
Japan-British Exhibition 1910. Commemorative Diploma, Shepherds Bush, London. Certificate by and after F C Butcher, 1910. Associated with the Royal Navy. 1910

Design for Woven Textile in grey and beige. Colour Pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1937

Design for ephemera with mermaid
Design for ephemera, Rottmans Silver Stencil Series, with a mermaid. Silver Studio. 1895

WW2 Poster -- Serve in Silence
Serve in Silence. Se Taire C est Servir. Colour photolithograph, with a profile of Britannia against a Union Jack flag. 1940

Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne
Cover design, official catalogue of the 7th Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris, 12-27 November 1921

Poster design, Chicago Worlds Fair 1933, featuring a classical figure with arms raised, holding a model of the city. 1933

Fair in Hyde Park, London, with Grahams balloon
View of the Fair in Hyde Park, London, with Grahams balloon in flight above. 28 June 1838

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Pin-up sunbathing by David Wright
A pin-up by David Wright wearing a backless halter neck sundress. c.1945

Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme
Cover design, official programme issued by the Royal Aero Club for the Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race for the Second 10, 000 Daily Mail prize

Sketches of a woman by David Wright
Pen & ink sketches of an attractive, brunette woman by David Wright, best-known for his pin-up girls. 1950s

Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier
A cheeky blonde pin-up girl viewed from behind, with a rather transparent hat barely covering her modesty. Date: c.1950

Pencil sketches, including decorative border design
Pencil sketches, including a decorative border design and a human figure. 1920s

Pencil sketch of human figure
Pencil sketch of a human figure. 1920s

Various pencil sketches, of human figures and a watercolour. 1920s

Domestic interior with large fireplace
Domestic interior with a large fireplace covered with ornaments. The wallpaper, carpet and chair covers are all patterned, and there are several pictures on the walls and tables. Date: 1920s

Montfort underwear advert by David Wright
Advertisement for Montfort Undies by the pin-up artist David Wright, with the tag line, Because I like nice things. Well, don t we all? Date: c.1947

Stockinged legs by David Wright
A pair of shapely legs in stockings and suspenders belonging to someone wearing a pair of black, silk French knickers, by pin-up artist, David Wright. c.1947

Contemplation - Calendar girl by David Wright
A blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge

Allegory of May

And So To Bed by David Wright
Illustration by pin up artist David Wright featuring one of his trademark Lovelies wearing a diaphanous night dress through which you can see her shapely legs and pert figure

Memorial to Russian Navy, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of the Soviet Memorial to the Russian Navy of World War Two, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, with marines on parade. Sevastopol is where Russias Black Sea Fleet is based. early 21st century

Poster for 13th International Motor Exhibition, Olympia, London, showing a classical figure (Mercury) at the wheel of a chariot-like car decorated with wings. November 1919

Cover design for The Poster, Christmas Number
Cover design for The Poster, an illustrated monthly chronicle, Double Christmas Number, price one shilling. Showing a naked female figure with mistletoe. late 1890s

Advertisement for Parfumerie Charles Laurent

Alphabet -- Letter B. 20th century

Sketch of a womans head

Alphabet -- Letter P. 20th century

Poster design for Continental Pneumatic rubber tyres

Alphabet -- Letter L. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter F. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter I. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter S. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter U. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter X. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter N. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter M. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter G. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter H. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter D. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter T. 20th century

Bronze Buddha, Kamakura, Japan. circa 1890s

Japanese flower festival. circa 1890s

Carvings at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Sketch of seated woman
Sketch of a seated woman, with another figure in the background. 1922

Full length nude in window by David Wright
Stunning painting by artist David Wright, best known for his pin-ups, of a naked woman standing, framed by the curtains of a doorway. 1940

Colossi of Memnon, Egypt. 1857

Street scene with comic figures advertising Phurnod (a coal product), passing an Odeon cinema. 20th century

Allegory of August (Agosto), showing a female figure in a flowery dress with the sea and the sun in the background. early 20th century

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory)

National homage to Louis Pasteur, French scientist
National homage to Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist who made many breakthroughs in disease prevention. late 19th century

Home decor in art deco style, showing patterned wallpaper, a patterned curtain, a set of books between peasant figure bookends, and an ornament on the wall. circa 1930s

Pillar of Freedom, Kiev, Ukraine
Close-up view of the figure on top of the Pillar of Freedom (or Independence Pillar) in Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine gained its independence from Russia in 1991

Poster for International Art Exhibition, Venice
Poster for an International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, depicting a female figure in art nouveau style with a golden background. 1907

Advertisement for Siddha Egyptian Cigarettes, showing a Cleopatra figure at the centre and full-length figures on either side. 20th century

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

Advertisement for AEG Nitra Lamp
Advertisement for the AEG Nitra Lamp, showing an elegant dancer holding up an electric light bulb from which light rays are emanating. circa 1930s

Sculpture student at Central School of Art
A sculpture student works on a clay model of a human figure at the Central School of Art and Design (now Central St Martins College of Art and Design), London

Advertisement for Job cigarette papers, manufactured in Perpignan, France. Showing a woman with a cigarette, in a state of ecstasy. 20th century

New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure
The New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson. Date: circa 1940

RMS Olympic, Queens Hotel Queenstown
Two items relating to the RMS Olympic luxury cruise liner

Allegory of September (Septiembre), showing a female figure in a white dress, surrounded by a vine with bunches of grapes. early 20th century

Winged female figure with white lilies
A winged female figure with white lilies, in an ornate dress and halo. 20th century

Advertisement for Hotel Morandi, Cairo, Egypt
Advertisement for the Hotel Morandi in Cairo, Egypt, showing a female figure standing at the side of the Sphinx. 20th century

Stylised design with three human figures
Stylised design in brown, orange and white, with the outlines of three human figures. circa 1930s

Allegory of July (Julio), showing a female figure in an ornate dress, with crown, sword and foliage. early 20th century

Moorland landscape
A figure struggles across a windswept moorland landscape while clouds gather ominously above

Allegory of February (Febrero), showing a female figure in carnival costume, with a pulchinello on a stick. early 20th century

Allegory of January (Enero), showing a female figure in a pale pink dress, sitting in a tree with stars around her head and the moon in the night sky. early 20th century

Allegory of April (Abril), showing a female figure in traditional Spanish costume, with a fan. In the background is a bullfighting scene. early 20th century

Sculpture on a balcony, Odessa, Ukraine
An elaborate facade with sculptures on a balcony in the old shopping street, Passage Mall on Deribasovskaya Street (dating from 1899), in Odessa, Ukraine. early 21st century

Programme and two leaflets
A programme and two leaflets relating to shipwrecks: 1. Programme for a concert in aid of the survivors of RMS Titanic, taking place on 13 May 1912

Poster for 3rd Exhibition of Arts and Industry, Barcelona
Poster for the 3rd Exhibition of Fine Arts and Industrial Arts, Barcelona, Spain, taking place from April to June 1896. 1896

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

Alphabet -- Letter Z. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter W. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter Q. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter C. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter J. 20th century

Black and cream stick figure abstract design
Black and cream stick figure abstract art deco design on a dark orange background. c. 1930s

Alphabet -- Letter O. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter V. 20th century

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