RM2CHBJ58–Thomas F. Watson (r), chairman and managing director of the Exchange Telegraph Group of Companies, presents a silver and gold-plated centrepiece to Kenneth A. Searle, chairman of the Press Association, marking this year's PA Centenary and also the long association in the same field of the two agencies.
RFH3HE1E–MUMBAI Centrepiece of service plate for merchant 1867. Illustrated London News
RM2BW3DB9–Frank Dobson working of centrepiece for Chelsea Arts Ball . Mr Frank Dobson working on a model of the centrepiece . The scale is one inch to one foot . 19 November 1935
RMDB7M32–household, drinking vessels, dishes, cutlery, centrepiece, gold work, after Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695 - 1750), France, 18th century, wood engraving, by Comte, 19th century, 18th century, graphic, graphics, rococo, fine arts, art, handicrafts, handcraft, craft, dinner service, centrepiece, gold work, ornament, ornaments, satyr, putto, cherub, candlestick, candlesticks, candle holder, candle holders, opulence, opulences, gorgeousness, household, households, dishes, dish, tableware, Juste - Aurele, historic, historical, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2RG8YYM–Part of the Great Bath, the centrepiece of the Roman baths at Bath, Somerset. It is lined with 45 sheets of lead and filled with hot spa water and once stood in a 40m. high hall
RMG4MD03–The Imperial War Museum's Battle of Britain Spitfire is suspended 50 feet up in the new main exhibit hall in London. It is the centrepiece of the new display after major redevelopment work of the museum. Behind is an American P51 Mustang (r) and a German Focke Wulf 190
RM2WG0J5X–The International Exhibition: group of glass by Powell and Sons, 1862. 'Within the memory of many of our readers, art was applied almost exclusively to the decoration of works for the wealthier classes, but now it is being brought down into things for common use, and we are invited to choose from articles of beauty produced at prices which bring them within the reach of the masses of our buyers...[Powell and Sons, of Whitefriars] have been devoted to the production of this material [glass] for upwards of one hundred and fifty years...The chief object...is a centrepiece, so arranged as to serve
RMMMXX9E–Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver. 1735. Gabriel Huquier - Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver - WGA11813
RF2WFJ64F–Brunel Building at Paddington Basin West London
RM2B1CD7P–Gabriel Huquier - Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver -
RMKHHJD1–2 194491 Ted Bozier pictured as a centrepiece for a Christmas postcard
RMHKWA71–Gabriel Huquier - Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver - WGA11813
RFPR9H8C–19th century illustration of a design for centrepiece. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of Industrial News, Inventions
RM2J0P319–The RAF Avro Vulcan V-bomber (XL319) lands at Sunderland Airport to become the centrepiece of the North East Aircraft Museum. 21/01/1983.
RMRHAEH5–Ranelagh Gardens were 18th century public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England. In 1742, the house and grounds were opened to the public. The centrepiece was a Rococo rotunda, designed by William Jones, a surveyor to the East India Company, an important venue for musical concerts - in 1765, the nine-year-old Mozart performed there. There was also a Chinese pavilion, which was added in 1750, an ornamental lake and several walks. It is now part of the grounds of Chelsea Hospital and the site of the annual Chelsea Flower Show.
RMB4J3N1–Ballet Siobhan Davies s Rushes The centrepiece of a four part performance including Zansa Carmen Arcadiae and Dutiful Ducks Opening show of a new season at Sadler s Wells
RM2R6KKH5–A late 19th century view of George's Street, the main thoroughfare of the city of Limerick, later renamed O'Connell Street after Daniel O'Connell. It dates from the late 18th to early 19th century as part of Edmund Sexton Pery's plan for the development of a new city on lands he owned to the south of the existing medieval city. In 1765, he commissioned the engineer Davis Ducart to design a town plan on those lands which have since become known as Newtown Pery. The centrepiece of this development was O'Connell Street, now part of Limerick's Georgian Quarter.
RF2FNXGH2–A drawing of a round table set with a flower centrepiece and a candle
RMMY0H36–Aerial view of Surfers Paradise, March 1973. Gold Coast Bulletin 25 April 1973 $32m SCHEME FOR HEART OF SURFERS company applied to the Gold Coast City Council for permission to go ahead with a $32 million redevelopment plan for the heart of Surfers Paradise. The project featured a giant complex featuring a circular 33-storey tower block as the centrepiece of an international hotel. Other features included a major convention centre, department store, supermarket, specialty stores, bus terminal, cinema, offices, a new surf club, sports facilities and landscaped public areas. It also provide
RM2HBE5GG–The Spinnaker Tower is a 170 metres (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmou
RM2T1K6H5–Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command This crashed Halifax III at Full Sutton in early January 1945 was the centrepiece of a posed sequence illustrating the work of WAAF nursing orderlies. Corporal Dennett and Aircraftwoman Agnes Hall, both aged 23, attend to an 'injured' crew member as other ground personnel pose by the pilot's escape hatch.
RM2BW3DAY–Frank Dobson working of centrepiece for Chelsea Arts Ball . Mr Frank Dobson working on a model of the centrepiece . The scale is one inch to one foot . 19 November 1935
RM2HX5HNE–Coronation Art Of The Three Brothers -- The brothers White combine to produce this fine decoration, to be part of the centrepiece on the St. Pancras, London, Town Hall during the Coronation celebrations. The brothers, George (left), Bert (centre) and Frank, are at work in the Borough Engineer's and Surveyor's depot in Bartholomew Road, Kentish Town, where they are helping to produce all the borough's Coronation decorations. Normally, the brothers are engaged on refurbishing and repairing dust-carts, other borough vehicles, lamp-posts and street signs. February 13, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
RMWH9A0H–An unpainted Meissen centrepiece of about 1735. This extreme form of outlandish chinoiserie decoration is only just beginning to influence the overall shape of the object.
RMKRCXC9–Part of the Great Bath, the centrepiece of the Roman baths at Bath, Somerset. It is lined with 45 sheets of lead and filled with hot spa water and once stood in a 40m. high hall
RMG4MD02–The Imperial War Museum's Battle of Britain Spitfire is suspended 50 feet up in the new main exhibit hall in London. It is the centrepiece of the new display after major redevelopment work of the museum. Behind is an American P51 Mustang (r) and a German Focke Wulf 190
RM2M3JTDW–Accompany a story James Payn, showing a late-Victorian family seated around the dinner table. An elaborate floral and fruit display is the centrepiece of the table while a decanter of wine stands ready to be poured by the attending butler. 1883
RM2WG0K43–The International Exhibition: ornamental centrepiece by George Jackson and Sons, Rathbone-place, 1862. 'This work...is of simple construction and pure design. Founded upon a geometric basis, the partes spread outwards in a regular manner, line flowing from line and leaf springing from branch in the most graceful manner...[It] is light and elegant, yet not wiry, and is rich in those qualities which should mark an ornament of this character'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
RM2M3PBXT–People looking at the view through telescopes and binoculars from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower (a height of 380 feet) in the year the building was completed as the centrepiece for the Paris International Exhibition. Date: 1889
RM2BTPKYM–The cave girl . Students are preparing for the Chelsea Arts Ball , the theme of which is ' Looking backwards ' to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on New Year ' s Eve . Photo shows , a stone age girl rehearsing for the ball at Mr Frank Dobson ' s studios . Mr Dobson designed the huge centrepiece for the Ball , a scale model of which is in the background . 22 November 1935
RMKF04WD–Alderwasley Hall, Derbyshire. The late 18th century main house forms the centrepiece of an independent school founded in 1930. Aerial view by Aeropict
RFPR9H7Y–19th century illustration of a design for centrepiece. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of Industrial News, Inventions
RF2BTGT61–A typical representation of flower centrepiece surrounded by ceramic figurines, looking so attractive, vintage line drawing or engraving illustration
RFS25N4R–Centrepiece
RMB4J3MY–Ballet Siobhan Davies s Rushes The centrepiece of a four part performance including Zansa Carmen Arcadiae and Dutiful Ducks Opening show of a new season at Sadler s Wells
RF2HRH9BF–Gong Centrepiece Part of Chinese New Year Traditional Costume and Decoration Hand Drawn Icon Set Vector.
RMGCX7PT–Royalty - Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips Wedding - London
RFFYWCFD–CHELSEA: The rotunda, Ranelagh Gardens, in 1750. London, antique print c1880
RM2E0N40K–Engraving of a border featuring a contented duck in a pond, vintage illustration from a book published in the 1890s
RMDB149X–household, drinking vessels, dishes, cutlery, centerpiece, porcelain and bronze, England, 1851, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2AN6KE0–Sweet peas and how to grow them . Blanche Ferry,of which the wings are a purpleshaded pink, and the standardslight rose, and Piamona, a creamywhite, flaked with pink, wouldlook beautiful. The foregroundis best planted with all one sort ofPea. The rich pink Enchantress,or paler pink Prima Donna, maybe the choice. Supposing a borderin the open were to be plantedaccording to this arrangement, itwould only be necessary to havethe row or hedge of the carmineSweet Pea as the centrepiece allthe length, and repeat the scallops1), and C and the foreground Don the other side of it as well.Clumps of Swee
RM2A9B1C8–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: copliot in his plane, Germany 1930s.
RF2M7D36P–Epergne in the Italian style ; the base is triangular, excepting the lowest member, which is round. The centre dish is supported by six flowers of the Gladiolus ! Antwerpiensis. The small dishes are supported by star-flowers, with five petals and a cluster of filaments each, and the flowers on the branches are of the same character. The lightness with which china is executed now, leaves one in hopes of seeing designs of the present description executed in that material; ivith a little management by the modeller, the branch might be made sufficiently strong. from The practical cabinet maker & u
RMB6EJRF–Trafalgar Square, London
RFPRHGP9–Black and White moody images of the traditional Bandstand at Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees on a sunny Autumn afternoon.
RMGGH8YK–Taj Mahal ca. 1920, Agra, India
RM2WG0J6C–Testimonial presented to Richard Spooner Esq., Commissioner of Customs at Bombay, 1862. Silverware consisting of '...one large centrepiece or épergne, with tripod base, which is tastefully ornamented and relieved by commercial and Oriental emblems, Commerce being happily illustrated by a trading vessel in full sail, &c., on one side, and on the other two sides of the base are a camel and native attendant and an elephant and mahout. The tripod is surmounted by a richly-ornamented arabesque pillar, with three arms branching from the capital, each containing glass bowls for fruit or flow
RM2M3PBX8–People enjoying lunch at one of the four restaurants on the first platform of the Eiffel Tower at a height of 180 feet shortly after its opening as the centrepiece of the Paris International Exhibition in 1889. Date: 1889
RM2BTPM9K–The cave girl . Students are preparing for the Chelsea Arts Ball , the theme of which is ' Looking backwards ' to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on New Year ' s Eve . Photo shows , ' reaching for the apple ' Eve Cleopatra , the Modern Girl and a be - furred stone age girl rehearse for the ball in Mr Frank Dobson ' s studios .Mr Dobson designed the huge centrepiece for the Ball . 22 November 1935
RF2K401M2–Rose made of paper on a plate
RMWH99N6–Silveri epergne made in London by the Barnards in 1869 for a surgeon in the Bengal army
RFPR9HD0–19th century illustration of a design of a cabinet centerpiece. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of Industrial News, In
RM2DECJ1N–Spiral staircase, detail with terazzo floor on stairs at Tate Britain, monochrome, London, England, UK
RMB4J3N0–Ballet Siobhan Davies s Rushes The centrepiece of a four part performance including Zansa Carmen Arcadiae and Dutiful Ducks Opening show of a new season at Sadler s Wells
RM2G26YD1–Abstract image of clear glass balls in a glass dish sitting on a mirror
RMBRD62H–The 2012 London Olympic Stadium from the River Lee Navigation Canal. East London, UK.
RME8R1AA–A view of the Spinnaker Tower Looking across the Harbour at Portsmouth .Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre landmark tower .
RM2A28W4M–One Angel Square, Co-operative Group Headquarters building, NOMA redevelopment scheme, Manchester, UK
RMGKTT38–Spiral staircase in the LSE, City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
RM2CE3JNX–. The War Cry . n which is m The SolvationArmy. It stands for the great factthat The Saliation Army is an an-tagonistic force of goodnesi againsttlie canironting cvils of impurity,baseness, and sin. Vhatccr formof rfligion may he yours, if thatreti.^ion s to proS]ior It must havesomething of this spirit in it Procession of Officers Children. .?5 soon as Mrs. Booth h.id fin* h 1 Vlif; and while the ip- ti h h III lo g Ihf rclicstra . I Ml H 11 0 t to by ITewlq(i:Lrtc7.«; Oliiitlic Interna1i011.1l Srafr Band hscarlet coats .-im] sSUcr instrniailc .1 .-itrildiig centrepiece. I Ia awmhcT of iW
RM2A9B1HB–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: swastika flags in the streets, Germany 1930s.
RM2A7A37C–Viewed here is the ever popular Viktualienmarkt in Munich, a bustling location for both food, drink and community spirit.
RFPJ97DW–Starburst abstract pattern on wooden ceiling structure
RFPRHGP5–Black and White moody images of the traditional Bandstand at Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees on a sunny Autumn afternoon.
RM2HTKE8R–Bushy Park’s landscape is a patchwork quilt of English history spanning a millennium: you can see the remains of medieval farming systems, the legacy of a Tudor deer park, 17th century water gardens and decorative features representing the height of neoclassical taste, and traces of military camps that played remarkable roles in the World Wars.
RM2WG0JJK–Goodwood Races: the Goodwood Cup, 1862. 'The racing trophy selected for the Goodwood Cup, which was won by Lord William Powlett's Tim Whiffler, is a silver candelabrum, or centrepiece, for lights or fruit, from the manufactory of Messrs. London and Ryder...Around the base of the candelabrum - a "symbol of light" - are seated the Greek, Latin, and English poets - viz., Homer, Virgil, and Milton, the three great lights of literature; surrounding the base are the celebrated lines of Dryden: "Three poets, in three distant ages born, &c". The chased pillar, or shaft, support
RM2M3PBW6–A small girl in the arms of her father, lets loose a small balloon with a postcard attached from the third platform of the newly completed Eiffel Tower, one of a number of novelty amusements available for visitors to the structure which was built as a centrepiece to the Paris International Exhibition of 1889. Date: 1889
RM2DECJ1W–Spiral staircase, detail with terazzo floor on stairs at Tate Britain, monochrome, London, England, UK
RMB4J3N3–Ballet Siobhan Davies s Rushes The centrepiece of a four part performance including Zansa Carmen Arcadiae and Dutiful Ducks Opening show of a new season at Sadler s Wells Ward
RM2A9B1HR–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: sculpture of eagle with swastika in front of the deaprtment of aviation, Germany 1930s.
RFPJ97DX–Radial pattern wooden ceiling
RFPRHGP8–Black and White moody images of the traditional Bandstand at Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees on a sunny Autumn afternoon.
RM2WRGX0C–Testimonial to Alderman R. C. Gardner, late Mayor of Liverpool, 1864. 'The design [by Messrs. Wordley and Co]...consists of an elegant dessert service of eleven pieces. They comprise a centrepiece, 4 ft. 9 in. in height, elaborately ornamented; also two oval fruit-stands, and four large and four small circular fruit-stands...On the principal pedestal are seated personifications of Faith, Justice, Industry, and Commerce, as the four elements of the late Mayor's successful career; and on the top of the column is introduced a figure of Peace, in reference to the auspicious circumstances associate
RM2M3PBW7–A diagram showing how much higher the Eiffel Tower was in comparison to other world-famous tall buildings when it was constructed in 1889. Even the spires of Cologne and Old St. Paul's cathedral are dwarfed by its immense height which was almost 1000 feet. Inset is a portrait of its creator, French engineer, Gustave Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower was built as a centrepiece to the Paris International Exhibition. Despite many detractors initially, the building was a huge success and is today an iconic symbol of Paris and France. Date: 1889
RMG3D2GY–Art pottery, Plate 82
RMB4J3N4–Ballet Siobhan Davies s Rushes The centrepiece of a four part performance including Zansa Carmen Arcadiae and Dutiful Ducks Opening show of a new season at Sadler s Wells Ward
RM2A9B1H6–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: front of royal library, Germany 1930s.
RFPRHGP7–Black and White moody images of the traditional Bandstand at Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees on a sunny Autumn afternoon.
RM2WG0HP9–Testimonials presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P., by the Association for the Abolition of the Taxes on Knowledge, 1862. 'Mr. Milner Gibson's distinguished services in connection with the great and now happily successful movement for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge were celebrated on Tuesday week by a public breakfast and the presentation of a splendid testimonial...[it] consists of a handsome centrepiece, after a design by Flaxman, and two large and graceful seven-light candelabra, after a design suggested by the late Sir C. Barry. The centrepiece and candelabra are of
RM2A9B1H7–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: front of royal library, Germany 1930s.
RFPRHGP4–Black and White moody images of the traditional Bandstand at Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees on a sunny Autumn afternoon.
RM2WRGXM8–Testimonial to Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, late Surveyor-General and Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, 1862. 'The testimonial consists of a large solid silver centrepiece for the dinner-table, which is composed of a tripod base, each side bearing a medallion or panel, one of which represents Sir Andrew Waugh surveying with the great theodolite, which is a remarkably fine piece of chasing in basso-relievo. The second panel represents the favourite sport of India, a spirited tiger-hunt...Surmounting the base, beneath the fan-loaf palm, which is ornamentally t
RM2A9B1HC–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: Frederick II monument, Germany 1930s.
RM2WG0JM9–The International Exhibition: muslin embroidered coverlet, designed and manufactured by Messrs. Brown, Sharps, and Tyars, of Watling-street, and of Paisley, 1862. 'The design consists of a rich border, with a wreath, in which the rose, shamrock, and thistle are arranged, in the corners and sides are the Prince of Wales's feathers, and in the centre the Royal arms, encircled by a similar wreath. The centrepiece was embroidered by the house-workers of Messrs. Brown, Sharps, and Tyars, at Paisley; and the wreath and border were done at their establishment at Donaghadee, Ireland, by some of the be
RM2A9B1HM–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: tower of the Karstadthaus at Hermannplatz square, Germany 1930s.
RM2WG0JAX–The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862. '... a dessert service, together with a plateau in imitation of the Italian majolica ware...The plateau contains "The Worship of the Golden Calf," painted by Mr. George Eyre...The centrepiece consists of a rich base, on which rests a florid pedestal surrounded by three female figures and a tazza resting on the pedestal. The tazza and base are in porcelain and the pedestal and figures in Parian. The tazza is perforated and enriched with gold, magenta pencillings, and mauve bands; and also by
RM2A9B1H5–Taking a walk through Berlin, here: tower of the Karstadthaus at Hermannplatz square, Germany 1930s.
RM2C555TG–Bahn Tower, DB Tower, Deutsche Bahn Hochhaus, Potsdamer Platz, house facade, Stadtmitte, Berlin, Germany
RM2WG0JC7–The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862. Ceramics in antique style which have '...as a centrepiece a large vase of an Etruscan character, wrought in black and light red. The form of this vase is unquestionably beautiful, and the treatment very true to the style...a large vase-shaped wine-cooler, with tinted figures, the treatment being again classic. In this the flesh of the females is white, and of the males red, the ground being black...the Minerva jug, a vessel shaped as the head of the Goddess of Wisdom, and wrought in terra-cotta. A sm
RM2C556GA–Holocaust Memorial, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Architecture, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
RM2A2GYFA–Ein Besuch in Wien, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A trip to Vienna, Germany 1930s.
RM2K040YH–Plate presented to the Rev. Alfred Williams, 1854. '...the congregation of Berkeley Chapel, John-street, Berkeley-square, desirous of presenting their late minister with a parting testimonial of their respect, have had this excellent feeling embodied in an elegant group of plate...designed and manufactured by Messrs. Williams and Co...The design is taken from Isaiah xi. - "The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse" - and represents Peace...and Truth beneath a fig-tree, with the wolf and the lamb together at her feet...The tree supports a glass dish, and the group i
RM2A2GYMC–Ein Besuch in Wien, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A trip to Vienna, Germany 1930s.
RM2WG0JGR–Silver surtout of the Duke of Magenta, in the International Exhibition, 1862. 'The gold and silver works of the French establishment of M. Charles Christofle, the celebrated gold and silver smith of the Rue de Bondy at Paris, have attracted general attention and admiration from the visitors to the International Exhibition. We reproduce one of his principal works of art, the silver surtout sent by his Majesty Napoleon III. to the Duke of Magenta to grace the historical banquet offered by the Ambassador Extraordinary of France to the now King of Prussia on the occasion of the coronation fetes a
RM2A2GYMJ–Ein Besuch in Wien, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A trip to Vienna, Germany 1930s.
RM2TBKC6W–Testimonial to Mr. West, Hon. Sec. to the Stationers and Papermakers' Provident Society, 1861.
RM2A2GYMH–Ein Besuch in Wien, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A trip to Vienna, Germany 1930s.
RM2R4DHHB–Testimonial presented to Mr. C. A. Saunders, Great Western Railway, 1856. 'The testimonial, which had been got up so privately that Mr. Saunders knew nothing of it till within a few days of the presentation, consists of a pair of silver Claret Jugs and an elegant Epergne, supported by finely-modelled figures of Justice, Industry, and Wisdom. The plate was designed and executed by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell: the epergne is surmounted by some exquisite artificial flowers from the studio of Mrs. Stodart, a floral artist of great talent...[The inscription reads:] Presented by the officers and princi
RM2A2GYFN–Ein Besuch in Wien, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. A trip to Vienna, Germany 1930s.
RM2WRGWJN–Testimonial to Dr. Lindley, from the Royal Horticultural Society, 1864. Solid silver épergne designed and made by Williams and Co., silversmiths, expressing thanks for Dr. Lindley's '...long and laborious services to the society and to the cause of science generally...By his literary labours...in producing those admirable books on systematic botany and vegetable physiology...as well as by his efficient services as a professor of University College, Dr. Lindley has earned a high degree of public esteem...the character of its ornamentation [has] a peculiar significance for Dr. Lindley, who
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