Ornate Collection

Montgolfier balloon, built in the garden of Jean-Baptiste Reveillon, Rue de Montreuil, Faubourg St Antoine, Paris, funded by the Academie Royale des Sciences. Depicted here being filled by gas

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Balloon ascent by Blanchard
Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon, probably for the planned ascent from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 2 March 1784. A slightly fanciful representation of the balloon, parachute and carriage. circa 1784

Ornate balloon ascending, Paris
A large, ornate Montgolfier balloon ascending over Paris, with two passengers (probably Andre Giroud de Villette and Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier). With people on the launch site below

Design for printed textile with stylised flowers

Design for Dado Paper (Wallpaper) with organic and geometrical shapes. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1889

Design for Printed Textile in red and cream. Watercolour, Silver Studio. 1962

Design for Metalwork in celtic style. Pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio; Liberty & Co Ltd. 1898 - 1899

Chocolate box design, two white swans
Chocolate box design, with two white swans and geometrical shapes in red, black, brown, green and gold. 20th century

Chocolate box design, lady on a swing
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady on a swing made of pink roses. 20th century

Chocolate box design, lady with book and dog
Chocolate box design, showing an early 19th century scene of a lady in a garden, reading a book, watched by her dog. 20th century

Book cover, La Conquete de l Air

Ornately decorated balloon in flight
An ornately decorated balloon in flight, possibly over Islington, North London. 1815

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

Adreanis balloon launch, Milan, Italy
Paolo Adreanis balloon ascending over a square in Milan, watched by a crowd of spectators. His first ascent was on 25 February 1784; this ascent took place the following month. 13 March 1784

Chocolate box design, 17th century couple
Chocolate box design, featuring a 17th century couple in a garden. 20th century

Chocolate box design, garden scene with hollyhocks
Chocolate box design, showing a garden scene with pink and red hollyhocks in the foreground, surrounded by a decorative border in gold, black, orange and blue. 20th century

Chocolate box design, Superfine Chocolates

Liberty silk shawl
Silk shawl hand printed at Liberty & Cos own works at Merton Abbey. Reproduction of an old Indian design, 56 inches square, including fringe, costing 2, 17 shillings and sixpence. 20th century

Poster, Empress of Britain World Cruise
Poster advertising a world cruise on the Canadian Pacifics Empress of Britain cruise liner. 1934

Chocolate box design, Pierrot woman

Chocolate box design, lady and servant
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in a pink Grecian-style dress, being offered a tray of fruit by a black servant. 20th century

Ticket to a regimental ball, Royal Assembly Rooms
Ticket in white, blue and gold design, to a regimental ball for B Company at the Royal Assembly Rooms on 9 April 1890, with the handwritten name of E Guilford. April 1890

Ornate Montgolfier balloon
An ornate Montgolfier balloon, Le Flesselles, measuring 126 feet high and 100 feet wide. Montgolfier and six others ascended in this balloon above Lyons, France, on 19 January 1784. 1784

Burmese boatman, Burma (Myanmar). circa 1890s

Temple in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Temple building in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Found by Sergei Solomko -- a young couple in medieval costume look at a birds nest. circa 1915

Birthday Cake decorated with Roses Date: 1936

Temple Wedding Cake
Wedding and Speciality Cakes. Temple Wedding Cake Date: 1936

Birthday or Presentation Cake Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding. Stucco Finish Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding Date: 1936

One Tier Wedding Cakes
Wedding and Speciality Cakes. One Tier Wedding Cakes Date: 1936

Golden Wedding Cake with Gum Paste Molding Date: 1936

Two Tier Wedding Cake
Wedding and Speciality Cakes, Two Tier Wedding Cake Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Stucco Finish and Moulded Decorations
Wedding Cakes with Stucco Finish (Left) and Moulded Decorations (Right Date: 1936

Presentation Cake. Violet Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Piped Decorations
Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding and Piped Decorations Date: 1936

Titanic Turkish Bath, Cooling Room
The Cooling Room of the Turkish Bath on the ill-fated Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912. Date: 1912

Church of the Prince, Yaroslavl, Russia
View of the Church of the Prince in Yaroslavl, Russia. early 21st century

Studienkirche interior, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of the interior of the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Turkish Bath on Titanic
One of seven builders photographs of the RMS Titanic interior, this one showing part of the Turkish Bath. Date: circa 1912

Label design for Bacardi Rum from Cuba
Label design for Bacardi Mature Rum (Ron Viejo) from Santiago de Cuba. An ornate design with palm trees and plants. circa 19th century

Label design for Key Rum, featuring an ornate key and padlock. 20th century

Label design for Gerin Vermouth Aperitif, marketed by Gerin et ses Fils of Rue Gallois, Paris. With an ornate grapes and vines design. 20th century

Label design for Tsang Ihang perfume

Poster design for Caravane perfume by Bienaime

Label design for Lotion a l Heliotrope, a Parisian perfume marketed by Stil Bacharia of Paris and Athens. circa early 20th century

Salutation by Sergei Solomko -- a man on horseback speaks to a woman. 1910

The Meeting by Sergei Solomko

Chiesa di San Michele, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. late 19th century

Vanity by Sergei Solomko
Vanity by Sergei Solemko -- a woman and a peacock. circa 1915

Flight by Sergei Solomko -- a woman dressed in white runs away. circa 1915

Idyll by Sergei Solomko -- romantic couple in medieval costume. circa 1915

Japanese man with tattooed back. circa 1890s

Monster Gun of Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India

Carvings at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Pagodas at Seringapatam near Tiruchirappalli, India
Pagodas at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) near Tiruchirappalli, Karnataka, India. circa 1890s

Young people in ceremonial robes, Japan. circa 1890s

Fantasy by Sergei Solomko -- a mythical bird with the head of a woman, known as Sirin in Russian legends

Large bronze bell, Japan. circa 1890s

Devil Dancers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Devil Dancers of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with drummers. circa 1890s

Monk, Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Monk standing in an ornate doorway at Certosa di Pavia, a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy. late 19th century

Wedding and Speciality Cakes, One Tier Wedding Cake Date: 1936

One Tier Wedding Cake with Gondola. Courtesy of Mrs Josephine Lambeth. Date: 1936

Child musicians in ornate costume, India
Two child musicians in ornate costume, India. circa 1890s

Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. circa 1890s

Colonnade, Qutub Minar, Delhi, India
Colonnade in the Qutub Minar, Delhi, India. It is next to the tallest minaret in India. circa 1890s

Temple at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Hindu) at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy, Tiruchi), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Painted Corridor, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India

Jain Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India
Interior of a Jain Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. circa 1890s

Stone pillars at Baroli, Rajasthan, India
Stone pillars at Baroli, near Kota, Rajasthan, India. They were part of an ancient temple building. circa 1890s

Great Stone Bull, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Great Stone Bull in the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Jain Temple, Sadri, Rajasthan, India
Jain Temple at Sadri, Rajasthan, India. circa 1890s

Mosque of Emir Akhor, Cairo, Egypt. 1857

The Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Fort at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. circa 1890s

Two people in South East Asian costume. circa 1890

Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
Bodh Gaya, a religious site linked to the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in the Gaya district, Bihar, India. circa 1890s

View inside the Moti Masjid, Agra, India
View inside the Moti Masjid, also known as the Pearl Mosque, Agra, India. circa 1890s

Victoria Station, Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
A Gate of India, inspired by the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. 1924

Shop front in Shanghai, China

Part of Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore, India
Part of the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Ouled Nail woman, Algeria, specialising in a particular style of dancing. circa 1870

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