Things Collection

For Healths Sake
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing two cheeky monkey pilfering fruit from a sleeping orang utan, Gran pop. Title is For Healths Sake Take Things Quietly

Dalkey Island With Rainbow, Dublin, Ireland

Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from G.H.Q Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

In a Theatre Box
In a box at the Opera Comique, Paris, their evening dresses by Molyneux (2), Beer and Premet can hardly be seen : but when the interval comes, things will be different

Cecil Beaton, Rex Whistler & Stephen Tennant at Cap Ferrat
A group of Bright Young People sketching at Cap Ferrat - from left, Cecil Beaton, the Hon. Stephen Tennant, Rex Whistler and Elizabeth Lowndes. Date: 1927

The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding
A group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron

Symmetrically stacked pile of Logs for use as firewood
HAR-127 Symmetrically stacked pile of Logs for use as firewood Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Art deco illustration of Bright Young Things, 1929 Date: 1929

North America, Canada, NL, The Battery at St. Johns harbour entrance

Mariner, Watersnakes
The Mariner, the dead albatross slung round his neck, watches the sea snakes and blesses them as living things in his desolate world

Ufos / Books / Jung
Carl Gustav Jung, flying Saucers : a Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies

The Bright Young People at a party
A group of Bright Young Things at Captain Macheacans fancy dress party where guests were instructed to come as a living celebrity

Suffragette Votes for Women Pepper Pot
A silver suffragette pepper pot or muffineer a small pot with a removable lid - the head of the figure. Holes in the bonnet dispense pepper or sugar

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The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Stormont, Belfast, Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly

Things that Matter
THINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Dog and Two Children
A little black dog sits patiently while a boy and a girl hand him nice things to eat from the table

Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

On with the dance by Lewis Baumer
A fancy dress ball in full swing in the early 1920s with couples on the dance floor in costume and balloons and streamers filling the air. Date: 1921

Craven Lodge Fancy Ball
A page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme

Tutmania 1923
A comic look at the influence of all things Egyptian, especially on female fashion, sparked by the interest in Tutankhamen & his tomb

Mulranny, Clew Bay, Co Mayo, Ireland

Marquise de Casa Maury
The Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, and Mrs Loel Guinness, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of Lord Churston. Joan later divorced her husband and married Prince Aly Khan

Joe Elvin as a Cabby
The Cockney Comedian Joe Elvin in the role of The Hansom Cabby, singing a ditty entitled My Lot. " Strange things I view when I peep through the little trapdoor!"

Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)
Beauty discovers that love is the magic that makes all things fair - her love transforms the Beast into a handsome lover

Bloomers in Hyde Park
A view of things to come - women wearing the trousers. All of female kind take to wearing bloomers. A kilted scotsman chats to a newly emancipated lady

Wells / Things to Come
the Shape of Things to Come

A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)
527491 A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things) written by the English Franciscan monk Bartholomew Glanville called Bartolomaeus Anglicus

Physician examining a sample of urine from the patient lying in bed. From Le livre de la propriete des choses
527492 Physician examining a sample of urine from the patient lying in bed. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)

A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)
527490 A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things) written by the English Franciscan monk Bartholomew Glanville, called Bartolomaeus Anglicus

Distillation of medicines. Female in centre is sorting herbs to be used in various concoctions
527489 Distillation of medicines. Female in centre is sorting herbs to be used in various concoctions. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)

Mr Punch showing Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, the pathetic condition of British workers used as sweated labour
527912 Mr Punch showing Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, the pathetic condition of British workers used as sweated labour

Old man comforting crying woman, 1903
Painting by Louisa Starr Canziani (1845 - 1909) depicting an elderly man comforting a crying young woman after seemingly having read a devastating report in a newspaper about an overseas battle

Suffragettes Plain Things at Meeting. A bevy of buck-toothed, grinning suffragettes applaud the speaker at a Votes for Women meeting

Antique advertising. Underwood typewriters. Antique illustration. 1923

decoration, objects of decoration with a kitsch taste

A woman's hand holding a cup and saucer

Illustration by Anne Harriet ( Annie ) Fish (1890-1964) for an Abdulla Cigarettes Advertisement - The Bright Brigade - Higher Photography. Date: 1929

Heres a lad a-being naught - saying things he never ought! A young scamp of a country lad whispers something rather cheeky into his young girl friends ear! Date: 1950

Cinema advertisement for Things to Come, 1936

Things are looking up - two passing Gents are delighted to see their attentions have been spotted by a housemaid cleaning the upstairs windows of a streetside property Date: 1908

Work Simplified
This series of illustrations comically shows a sketch in which some workers are struggling to get a large, heavy pipe into a trench by the end of the day

Africa. Loanda. St. Paul of Loanda. Market Square
History of Africa. 19th century. Loanda. Saint Paul of Loanda. View of the Market Square. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden. Engraving by Pedro Mullor. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Fleurs Et Choses
This still life oil painting, title translated to Flowers And Things, includes some plates of apples, grapes and a banana, to each side of a large vase of flowers. Date: circa 1920

Chertsey
A London Underground design by F Gregory Brown, depicting Bright Young Things punting on the River Thames at Chertsey in Surrey

Smith and Julius Studios Advertisement
This advertisement illustration promotes the services of the Smith and Julius Studios, a large illustration company used by many great business houses for the production of their booklet

Tyrrell's Limited Advertisement
An image used as part of an advertisement for Tyrrell's Limited, booksellers, art dealers and publishers. The picture showcases a figurine of Pu-Tai Ho-Shang

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"Capturing the Essence of Things That Matter: A Glimpse into the Bright Young People's World" Step into a world where art, glamour, and eccentricity collide. In Bruce Bairnsfather's iconic book "Things That Matter, " we delve deep into the lives of Cecil Beaton, Rex Whistler, and Stephen Tennant at Cap Ferrat. These visionaries epitomize the essence of creativity that defined an era. Immerse yourself in the mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding, where The Bright Young People flaunt their opulent lifestyles with delightful irreverence. An exquisite art deco illustration transports us to 1929 when these young trendsetters redefined style and sophistication. As we gaze upon a symmetrically stacked pile of logs destined for warmth and comfort as firewood, we are reminded that even seemingly mundane objects can hold beauty and purpose. Each log represents resilience and sustenance—a metaphor for life itself. In a theatre box filled with anticipation, emotions run high as North America's St. Johns harbor entrance unfolds before our eyes in all its majestic glory. Mariner Watersnakes slither through turbulent waters while mysterious UFOs hover above—books by Jung whisper secrets waiting to be unraveled. A suffragette Votes for Women Pepper Pot stands tall as a symbol of empowerment—a reminder that progress is born from determination and unity. Lewis Baumer's masterpiece "On with the Dance" captures vibrant energy on canvas—an invitation to embrace life's rhythm without hesitation. And finally, join The Bright Young People at one of their legendary parties—an extravaganza where inhibitions are shed like old skins amidst laughter and revelry. Here lies a kaleidoscope of personalities intertwining under moonlit skies—each individual adding their unique hue to this dazzling tapestry called life. In this captivating journey through time and space, we discover that it is not merely things themselves but rather the stories they tell that truly matter.