Rare Collection

Swinhoe's Pheasant, lately added to the collection of the Zoological Society of London, 1865. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Swinhoe's Pheasant, lately added to the collection of the Zoological Society of London, 1865. '...a newly-discovered species, which has been worthily named after its discoverer, Mr

The Fourcroya Longaeva, a species of agave...in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Fourcroya Longaeva, a species of agave, flowering in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, 1864. 'There have been two plants of what is generally called agave

Rare birds From Navigators Islands: the Didunculus strigirostris, 1864. Creator: Pearson
Rare birds From Navigators Islands: the Didunculus strigirostris or tooth-billed pigeon, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by E. Thomas

The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Pearson
The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. A male quagga has long been a desideratum in the society's menagerie [sic]

American Aloe in Bloom in the Gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Unknown
American Aloe in Bloom in the Gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, [London], 1858....a rare spectacle in our clime...[the plant] is supposed to be now about one hundred

The Red-breasted Goose at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Red-breasted Goose at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. The red-breasted Goose (Bernicla ruficollis)

The Mooruk, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Mooruk, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1858. The mooruk is a bird of the same order as the ostrich, rhea, emu, and cassowary; the wings are abortive, that is to say

Ixia viridiflora Lam. (Turquoise ixia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ixia viridiflora Lam. (Turquoise ixia), 1777-1786

Ixia viridiflora Larn. (Turqoise ixia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ixia viridiflora Larn. (Turqoise ixia), 1777-1786

Rare plant of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rare plant of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Male Bustard taken near Hungerford, Berks. 1856. Creator: Unknown
Male Bustard taken near Hungerford, Berks. 1856. A very valuable specimen of this almost extinct bird has been seen by the celebrated ornithologist, Mr

Rare Winter Birds recently shot in Yorkshire, 1850. Creator: Pearson
Rare Winter Birds recently shot in Yorkshire, 1850. 1. Black-throated Diver (Colymbus arcticus). 2. Pink-footed Goose (Anser phoenicopus). 3. Waxen Chatterer (Ampelis garrulus). 4

The musk deer, 1862. Creator: Pearson
The musk deer, 1862. The true musk perfume has been brought to Europe for many years, but the animal which yields it has never yet been seen alive in this hemisphere...Musk is contained in an

The aye-aye, recently added to the Zoological Society's collection, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Pearson
The aye-aye, recently added to the Zoological Society's collection, Regent's Park, 1862. The aye-aye (Cheiromys Madagascariensis)

Block of twenty Penny Black stamps, 1840, (1910). Valuable one-penny British stamps with the head of Queen Victoria. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (July 1910)

White Tara and Green Tara, 1450-1500. Creator: Unknown
White Tara and Green Tara, 1450-1500. This is a unique arrangement of an extremely rare subject, showing two taras seated on lotus thrones rising from pools set in a mountainous backdrop

A Rare Petit Point Picture of the Period of Charles I, 17th century, (1936). From The Connoisseur, Vol. 98, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

30c Alexander Hamilton special printing single, 1875. Creator
30c Alexander Hamilton special printing single, 1875. Unused; special printing of the 1873 Issue; produced by Continental Bank Note Company in 1875; Probably no more than 40 examples of this stamp

24c General Winfield Scott special printing single, 1875. Unused; special printing of the 1873 issue; produced by Continental Bank Note Company in 1875; Probably no more then 90 examples of this

5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Creator: Unknown
5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Perhaps the most enigmatic of all American stamps, the Buffalo balloon stamp is certainly among the premier rarities in aerophilately

Showy Ladys Slipper (Cypripedium reginae), 1924. Creator: Mary Vaux Walcott
Showy Ladys Slipper (Cypripedium reginae), 1924

Footed Goblet, Iran, 7th-8th century. Creator: Unknown
Footed Goblet, Iran, 7th-8th century. Facet-cut vessel

Covered Jar (Albarello), Iran, second half 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Covered Jar (Albarello), Iran, second half 13th-14th century. Rare glaze type referred to as lajvardina

Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress, Iran, 12th-early 13th century. rare example from the Seljuq period

Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A. H. 1301 / A. D. 1883-84. Creator: Unknown
Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A.H. 1301/A.D. 1883-84. Rhyming couplets by the renowned Persian mystical poet Hafiz

Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Embossed Candlestick, Iran, 12th century

Burgonet, German, Augsburg, ca. 1550-55. Creator: Desiderius Helmschmid
Burgonet, German, Augsburg, ca. 1550-55

Wheellock Sporting Rifle, German, Augsburg, dated 1658. Creator: Martin Kammerer
Wheellock Sporting Rifle, German, Augsburg, dated 1658

Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413-1480), German, probably Stuttgart
Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Wurttemberg (1413-1480), German, probably Stuttgart, dated 1460

Tournament Helm (Kolbenturnierhelm), German, 1450-1500. Creator: Unknown
Tournament Helm (Kolbenturnierhelm), German, 1450-1500

Situla (Bucket for Holy Water), Carolingian, 860-880. Creator: Unknown
Situla (Bucket for Holy Water), Carolingian, 860-880

Vessel Cover, Carolingian, ca. 830-850. Creator: Unknown
Vessel Cover, Carolingian, ca. 830-850

Jasper Cup with Gilded-Silver Mounts, Bohemian, ca. 1350-80. Creator: Unknown
Jasper Cup with Gilded-Silver Mounts, Bohemian, ca. 1350-80. Product of the imperial court of Charles IV (crowned at Rome 1355; d. 1378)

A Sheet of Studies of Flowers: A Rose, a Heartsease, a Sweet Pea, a Garden Pea, and a Lax-flowered Orchid, 16th century. French botanical and natural history drawings are very rare

Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso), 1489-90. Creator: Perugino
Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso), 1489-90

1963 Ferrari 250 GTO. Creator: Unknown
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO

1936 Batten V8. Creator: Unknown
1936 Batten V8

Sirdars Palace (Site of General Gordons Death) and Shoebill Stork, Khartoum, c1930s
Sirdars Palace (on Site of General Gordons Heroic Death) - On Lawn, Shoebill Stork, Africas Rarest Bird, Khartoum, Alglo Egyptian Sudan, c1930s

The Green Flash at Sunset, Rarest Prismatic Colour Refracted by the Atmosphere, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Jaguar, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Loro Parque is a zoo located on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz

Tigers, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Loro Parque is a zoo located on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz

Constantinople, c1930s
Constantinople. Rare marbles from all over the Roman world enrich S. Sophia. This is the gallery at the base of the dome, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

A Very Rare Pier Glass of c1720 in frame decorated with Red Lacquer, c1720, (1936). From The Connoisseur, Vol. 97, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

Some Staple Authors Sleeping on their Shelves, 1926. College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance

Cover of The Connoisseur, December 1921. Featuring photographs of a rare Worcester cup and saucer in the possession of Law, Foulsham & Co, London

Cover of The Connoisseur, June 1921. Featuring a photograph of a rare old salt glaze inverted pear-shaped bottle in the possession of Law, Foulsham & Co, London

Cover of The Connoisseur, March 1921. Featuring a photograph of a rare salt glaze figure and examples of Ralph Wood pottery included in an exhibition of old English pottery at Law, Foulsham & Cole

Cover of The Connoisseur, February 1921. Featuring a photograph of three rare Jacobite glasses from an exhibition of old English drinking glasses at Law, Foulsham and Cole, London

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