Refinement Collection

Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oils
Advertisement for Pratts high test petrol and motor oils, the essence of refinement. Date: circa 1930s

Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Artist: Elisabeth Sonrel
Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was a profound influence on the medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Jiufen, Taiwan historic

Kawasaki, Japan factories and Mt. Fuji

Newman's Fortreviver Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Newman's Fortreviver, a liqueur tonic for palates of refinement, composed of concentrated fruit juices, it is said to have many health benefits

The Aeolian Company Vocalion Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for The Aeolian Company Ltd. promoting the Aeolian Vocalion, a gramophone of refinement. The image portrays a gentleman casually seated in a blue arm chair

The Aeolian Vocalion Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for The Aeolian Co. Ltd, promoting the Vocalion, a gramophone of refinement, an advancement in the development of phonographic art

Dalgety & Company Advertisement Wolseley
An advertisement illustration for Dalgety & Company, showing a shiny blue model of a Wolseley motor car. A car of extreme refinement, combining beauty with utility. Date: circa 1923

Advertisement for The Stutz Motor Company
An advertisement for J. G. Howard & Co Ltd, finely illustrated with decoration, promoting a blue model made by the Stutz Motor Company, an American automotive production of distinction

Refinement Ridden By A.P. Mccoy Cheltenham Festival 2006 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 15 March 2006 Date: 15 March 2006

Ancient Greece costume
LLM458483 Ancient Greece costume by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greece. Illustration for Le Costume Historique by M A Racinet (Firmin Didot, 1888)

The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, developed by Sir Henry Bessemer
CHT206206 The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, developed by Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98) (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Artistic Nose Denotes Refinement (colour litho)
3658177 The Artistic Nose Denotes Refinement (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artistic Nose Denotes Refinement)

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D9, Denotes Refinement. Date: 1927

Costume Moderne, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume Moderne, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Flowers, Calle, Zantedeschia

Flowers at home, floral arrangements with fabric flowers

Aquatic plants, Lotus flower

Aquatic plants, Water lily

Still-life, antique shoes, three pairs of colored Chinese slippers for deformed feet, decorated with tiny glass beads. Only for rest did not serve for walking, late nineteenth century

Still-life, antique shoes, Indian slippers in red leather with decorations in gold thread and curved tip upwards, about 1920

Still-life, antique shoes, Venetian pianelle (slippers), about 1760

Ancient Chinese clothes, jacket and strip skirt with embroidery, Qing dynasty, nineteenth century

Ancient Chinese painting, portrait of a Chinese dignitary with his wife, tempera on canvas, Qing period 1644-1911

Still-Life, ancient Chinese Hats, Tian-tsui art, golden metal wedding headdress and Kingfisher feathers, nineteenth century

Still-life, antique shoes, Chinese silk shoes for deformed feet, 1880-1895

Still-Life, Antique Chinese dignitary and judge hat in silk with Kingfisher feathers decorations, nineteenth century

Flowers, Pink peony, Paeonia officinalis

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D8, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D7, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D6, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Aggressive Nose C7, Denotes Force of Character. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D4, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D3, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D2, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D1, Denotes Refinement. 1927

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D10, Denotes Refinement. 1927

Advert for Pratts petrol 1930
Pratts petrol - the essence of refinement Date: 1930

Josef de Mendoza y Rioss refinement to the reflecting circle.. Josef de Mendoza y Rioss refinement to the reflecting circle, an astronomical instrument, 1801

Group having tea at Tennis Tournament, Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. A picture of refinement and calm, just under a year before the start of World War One - this represents a high water mark of

Saint Michael Dragon ca 1405 Tempera wood gold ground
Artokoloro

Madonna Child Angels 1420 Tempera wood gold ground
Artokoloro

Vase Shape Archaic Bronze Vessel Flowers Birds
Artokoloro

Life Fruit Glassware Wanli Bowl 1659 Oil canvas
Artokoloro

Fans floating on a stream (colour woodblock print)
XIR349595 Fans floating on a stream (colour woodblock print) by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); 20 x 18.5 cm; Musees d Angers, Angers

Evolution of cuneiform writing
Evolution of Cuneiform writing from 3000BC to 1000BC. Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system. It began as a pictograph system used by the Summerians and consisted of wedge-shaped characters

Lotus Boots 1912
Advertisement for ladies boots, " the emodiment of ease and refinement, beautifully made and delightful to wear" manufactured by Lotus of Stafford

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