Valuable Collection

Necklace of the Young Guicowar of Baroda, valued at forty lacs of rupees, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Necklace of the Young Guicowar of Baroda, valued at forty lacs of rupees, 1876. A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal toone hundred thousand (100, 000)

La Mère des Gracques, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
La Mere des Gracques, 1842. The Mother of the Gracchi. Un jour qu'une Lorette avec effronterie Lui vantait des joyaux qui valaient quelques sous, En montrant ses deux fils

Copper mine or quarry, near Montreal, Canada - from a sketch by our special artist... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Copper mine or quarry, near Montreal, Canada - from a sketch by our special artist, G. A. Andrews, 1860. Excitement due to the...discovery of an immense deposit of copper ore in the hillside near

Sale of Old Porcelain belonging to the late Earl of Dudley, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Sale of Old Porcelain belonging to the late Earl of Dudley, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Lump of Gold from California - value £500, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lump of Gold from California - value £500, 1850. This "big lump" of gold is pronounced by competent judges to be not only the largest, but the finest specimen yet brought to England

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 pearl mussel of Scotland, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The pearl mussel of Scotland, 1864. The pearl, one of the most beautiful of our gems, is found in a species of shell fish, which is a variety of the mussel, not an oyster

The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858. Creator: Unknown. The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858....this huge nugget, stated to be the largest piece of virgin gold ever discovered...Mr

Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani), a valued source timber, imported for ancient woodworking. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

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)

Transportation of £14, 000, 000 of bullion on the British battleship HMS Malaya, 1940
Transportation of £ 14, 000, 000 of bullion on the British battleship HMS Malaya, 1940. Malaya was taking the bullion from Britain to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. A print from The Illustrated London News, 24th November 1860. Hand-coloured later

The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). Artist: J Young
The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)

Jocko the Golfer, toy, American, c1920

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