Expensive Collection (#12)

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For The Rms Carinthia Circa 1926-1930. Fireplace With 12 Feet High Arch In El Greco Smoking Room

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For Berengaria Circa 1930. The Gymnasium

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For Mauretania Circa 1930. The Library And Writing Room

Diner D adieu Menu. Cunard Line. R. M. S. Caronia, March 7, 1929
Diner D adieu Menu. Cunard Line. R.M.S. Caronia, March 7, 1929

Dinner Menu. Cunard Line. R. M. S. Caronia, Wednesday, December 19, 1928
Dinner Menu. Cunard Line. R.M.S. Caronia, Wednesday, December 19, 1928

Luncheon Menu. Cunard Line. R. M. S. Caronia. Sunday, March 3, 1929
Luncheon Menu. Cunard Line. R.M.S. Caronia. Sunday, March 3, 1929

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For Mauretania Circa 1930

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For Berengaria Circa 1930

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For The Franconia Circa 1926-1930. The Ship At Sea

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For The Rms Franconia Circa 1926-1930

Cunard Line Promotional Brochure For The Rms Carinthia Circa 1926-1930

Thanksgiving Day Menu. Cunard West Indies Cruise, 1930. R. M. S. Franconia. Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1930
Thanksgiving Day Menu. Cunard West Indies Cruise, 1930. R.M.S. Franconia. Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1930

A provincial family was forced to pay a high price for an insignificant show. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

Russian ermine and white fox coat 1929
An evening wrap of the finest Russian ermine trimmed with white fox. The drooping barrel sleeves are flared hemline are important features of the seasons fashions

A selection of the Princes gifts, 1876
A selection of the presents made to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his Royal Progress through India in 1875-6. They have been arranged in the India Museum, South Kensington

Cartoon, Women also profiteer, WW1
Cartoon, Women also profiteer. Showing how women are also profiting from the war, either by socialising with servicemen or selling them expensive flowers, food and drink. Date: 1916

Messerschmitt Me 328 -seen in wind tunnell model form, it was designed to use pulse jets It proved an expensive failure

Arthur A. Everts, Jewellers, Dallas, Texas, USA
Interior view of Arthur A. Everts Co, Jewellers of Dallas, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

If Only We Spoke the Truth by Bruce Bairnsfather
A disgruntled gentleman in evening dress thinks aloud, I wish you drank something cheaper, while glowering at his female companion who looks somewhat worse for wear due to all the champagne shes

Silk dresses on sale, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Canada, First Nations Canadian art. Typical Inuit stone sculpture, by Master Sculptor Eddie Lee, made of soapstone (steatite) and fossilized walrus bone & ivory. Property release

Pearl and diamond pendant
643946 06/01/1972 Platinum pendant with pearls and diamonds by contemporary Russian artist jeweler Natalia Rostovtseva. Diamond Depository, Moscow. Yu. Levyant/RIA Novosti

Russian gold coin from 1896. This coin has a denomination value of 25 roubles, and is showing the head of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who was shot by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution

The private dining room with the black crystal chandelier seen through a door at The Baccarat Restaurant Le Cristal Room, in the old dining room. Designed by Philippe Starck

An expensive private residence in Dubai
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Three lumps of gold, close up

A grand house in historic Battery Point, Hobart

North entrance of Burlington Arcade, Westminster, London, 19th century. Situated off Piccadilly, Burlington Arcade was designed in 1819 by Samuel Ware

Advertisement for the International Fur Store, 1901. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (November 1901)

Interior of the Burlington Arcade, Westminster, London, 19th century. Situated off Piccadilly, Burlington Arcade was designed in 1819 by Samuel Ware

Embossed valentine card, Germany, c1911. This elaborate card was of the type made for the American market, hence the use of English. It was probably an expensive card at the time

The Bill by Douglas Mackenzie
" The Bill" : An old comedy in one act. Covent Garden Ball Supper. Time: 2 A.M. Naughty Old Gentleman (between his teeth): Dear me

Interior of Titanias Palace dolls house
Interior of Titanias Palace, a valuable dolls house (or miniature castle) -- at the time of this photograph it was claimed to be the worlds most expensive one. This room is labelled Titanias Boudoir

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar Bruce
Caricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh

Renault 18Cv Torpedo
Renault 18cv Torpedo Sport Date: 1924

Cartoon, The final shot. The armistice might have been signed, but there are still bills to pay. While he pays for their expensive meal, she nonchalantly powders her nose. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Lady motorists headwear 1906
What to wear on ones head, when one is invited out for a motor ride but is anxious about ones expensive coiffure Date: 1906

The Cost of Coming Out - 1958 Season
Page from The Tatler featuring an article about the cost of coming out as a debutante in 1958, the last year debs were presented to the Queen at court

Buildings in Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1. Date: circa 1920s

British Bulldog - One of the Fleet - The Flag Lieutenant"
British Bulldog - One of the Fleet - The " Flag Lieutenant" - recently sodl for 500 by the British Bulldog Kennels (Proprietor: T Francis, Glyn Taff, Old Charlton, SE Date: circa 1910s

Stationery, Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd, London
Stationery, Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd, Knightsbridge and Sloane Street, London, with handwritten details. 1918

Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1
Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Cost of food and drink, WW1
Cartoon illustrating the cost of food and drink during the First World War. Various tradesmen comment on the cost of their produce. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Good sense, WW1
Cartoon, Good sense. An extravagant wife explains to her soldier husband why she had to buy such expensive clothes, and travel home by taxi. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Golden eggs, WW1
Cartoon, Golden eggs, a comment on the cost of eggs during the First World War. A cockerel says his wife has become very snooty since the value of her eggs went up to nine sous each! Date: 1916

Main Avenue West, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Main Avenue West, a residential area of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1906

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