Monocle Collection

Ventriloquist, E Bergen
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, his ventriloquists dummy

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973)

Vesta Tilley / Piccadilly
VESTA TILLEY Music hall entertainer, best known for her male impersonations, singing Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny (with the little glass eye)

Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze
Posters, France, 19th century. Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze. Print by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955)

ODEON CASINO POSTER, 1920. German poster for Odeon Casino by Walter Schnackenberg, 1920

Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP at the despatch box

Flo Dixie - impersonating a male army officer
Flo Dixie, Music Hall Performer - impersonating a male army officer. Known as the bantam male impersonator'. Dressed as an army officer with cane, monocle and cigar. Signed card.. Date: circa 1921

Frog in human clothing on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Play Boy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Johnnie Walker advertisement
An advertisement for Johnnie Walker whisky - still going strong. Date: 1927

Picture No. 12479624
Bulldog, wearing top hat monocle and bow tie Date:

GILBERT & SULLIVAN. Sir Arthur Sullivan (left) and Sir William Schwenck Gilbert: caricature, 1881, on the occasion of Patience

Pub sign for the Stork at Rest near Gravesend, Kent, England 4 January 1969

Eton versus Winchester left to right Hon Anthony Samuel, Lady Bearsted, and Hon Anthony Samuel 30 June 1933

Humpty Dumpty by Dorothy Wheeler
A little boy and girl stare up at a wall on which sits a very superior looking Humpty Dumpty wearing a crown and an eye glass

MONOCLE, 1940s. Publicity photograph, probably of the German actor Conrad Veidt wearing a monocle, c1940s

Vanity Fair Print - Thomas Erskine May 1st Baron Farnborough
Victorian caricature of Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini). Vanity Fair 1871

Saucy seaside postcard postally used 1929
B81X4J Saucy seaside postcard postally used 1929

Advertisement for Dinner and Orchestra and Vocalist (colour litho)
STC360831 Advertisement for Dinner and Orchestra and Vocalist (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Clown heads on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actors
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)

Caricature of the actor J G Taylor -- Much More Than The Ninth Part. circa 1880s

Barrister, Woman Of The Future (b / w photo)
3092907 Barrister, Woman Of The Future (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barrister, Woman Of The Future)

Still from the film Die schoenen Tage in Aranjuez, aka Ein Traum
RYS336056 Still from the film " Die schoenen Tage in Aranjuez", aka " Ein Traum vom Glueck" with Gustaf Gruendgens

Jos Chamberlain Monocle
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Statesman, depicted by Renouard in characteristic pose with his trademark monocle. Date: 1836 - 1914

Cyril Maude
CYRIL MAUDE (1862 - 1951), English actor-manager 1897

Leveson-Gower
Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845 1916), Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer Date: 1877

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Greetings card in the shape of an owl with top hat, monocle and lace-up shoes. circa 1890s

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (engraving)
XJF392692 Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (engraving) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adam Duncan (1731-1804)

The Lobster Quadrille Postcard by Charles Folkard. ca. 1921, The Lobster Quadrille Postcard by Charles Folkard

Jos Chamberlain Photo
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Statesman, depicted with his trademark monocle

New Woman Poster ?1896
The New Woman: a bookish frumpy young woman in plain clothes & monocle sits on a stool surrounded by improving books. She also smokes judging by the cigarette in the corner

Joseph Conrad
JOSEPH CONRAD Polish-born writer, in 1921

Comic postcard, Little girl wants to be a soldier. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, wartime recruitment. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Couple at table, with unexpected passer-by - Who left the gate open? Date: early 20th century

Self-Portrait, 1877. Creator: Francesco Paolo Michetti
Self-Portrait, 1877. Additional Info: Francesco Paolo Michetti chose to title this drawing Scherzo to reflect the intention behind his self-portrait

Portrait of Whistler on the Thames, 1874 (oil on canvas)
FER158808 Portrait of Whistler on the Thames, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Greaves, Walter (1846-1930); 88.3x71.5 cm; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Museums, UK; © Ferens Art Gallery

In the horse-drawn tram in the morning, Berlin, public transport in the 19th century, conductor, passengers, reading the newspaper, monocle, row, window, hat, Germany

Young woman in elegant long dress being critically examined by older lady, group, fan, monocle, party, satire, historical illustration 1858

Uncles, gentlemen's company, at afternoon coffee, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, interior, men, drinking coffee, monocle, company, cosiness, meeting, cafe, custom, piano, cultivated

Two fashionable women in coat dresses at an aerodrome, WWI
Two fashionable women in coat dresses and gaiters at an aerodrome in front of a biplane, WWI. One with monocle and one with parasol

Two fashionable women on a summer stroll, WWI.. One in purple dress with fur stole, monocle, and bonnet. One in green check dress with lace fichu, large fan

A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daughter with his eyeglass. Looking a Broadside. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H

A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. An obese man checks the produce with a monocle. Other women fish for mussels and oysters with nets in the sea. A Man of Taste

English Regency gentleman ogling a lady's ankle
English gentleman ogling a lady's ankle. Tom Takeall watching Delia enter her front door. Regency dandy in top hat, riding coat, striped waistcoat, riding boots, with cudgel and monocle

A lively couple show how it's done on the cover of this "How To" book. Date: circa 1880

Man walking a pug dog
A man walking his pug dog along the street - he and the pug bear a striking resemblance to each other

The French Siege of Paris: military types, 1871. Creator: William James Palmer
The French Siege of Paris: military types, 1871. Vétéran; Génie; Médecin-Major; Brancardier [stretcher-bearer]; Officier d'Etat-Major; Gde

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Fawn Pug Dog, wearing monocle and top hat glasses Date: 21-03-2014

Edwardian postcard of a dog with a top hat wearing human clothes, c. 1910 (colour litho)
3605024 Edwardian postcard of a dog with a top hat wearing human clothes, c.1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

"The Trust Giants Point of View: What A Funny Little Government
955458 " The Trust Giants Point of View: What A Funny Little Government

Picture No. 12480163
Wise Old Owl, wearing Top Hat and Monocle Date:

Picture No. 12479911
Fox, sitting wearing bowler hat bow tie and monocle Date:

Picture No. 12479592
Bulldog, wearing top hat monocle and bow tie, Date:

Elderly man in formal jacket and tie, wearing monocle
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Elderly man in formal jacket and tie, wearing monocle

Karl Marx
(Original Caption) Portrait of Karl Marx (1818-1883), German political philosopher. Undated photo

Lupino Lane Playing Soggy Solitaire in Fool's Luck
As one of the idle rich, Lupino Lane's character plays solitaire in the bathtub

Wallis Warfield At Oldfields School
Wallis Warfield wears a monocle for a party at the Oldfields School, a prep school in Maryland. Wallis eventually married Edward VIII, leading him to abdicate the thrown of England

Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen with his ventriloquists dummy Charlie McCarthy

John Barrymore in 18th-Century Noble Costume
(Original Caption) A movie publicity handout featuring actor John Barrymore in costume. He is dressed as an 18th century, French nobleman and leans on a chair while looking through a monocle

Woman Wearing Monocle with her Dachshund
(Original Caption) 11/1/1946-New York, NY- This girl, according to Weegee

Jack Dempsey and Dog Both Wearing Eyewear
(Original Caption) DEMPSEY AND HIS ONE-EYED CHEATER - Although the champion landed at New York recently with sufficient nerve to wear a monocle

Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Andre´s Perello´ de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass who performed with the Metropolitan Opera

Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Andre´s Perello´ de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass singer who performed with the Metropolitan Opera

Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Andres de Segurola, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Andre´s Perello´ de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass who performed with the Metropolitan Opera

Illustration Depicting Five Points in Lower Manhattan

Edgar Bergen and Dummy Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy (his dummy) seated

Actors George Gobel and David Niven in Tuxedos
(Original Caption) Fancy that--George Gobel is shown wearing a monocle and fancy clothes, completely out of character for the unassuming comedian

Bob Hope and Family Standing at Steps of Airplane
(Original Caption) Bob Hope is greeted by his wife Dolores and four children, Linda, (16), Tony, (14), and Nora and Kelly, (8)

Donald Pleasence as Blofeld
Donald Pleasence playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the villainous head of SPECTRE and the arch-enemy of super-agent James Bond, in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice

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Bulldog, wearing top hat monocle and bow tie glasses Date: 11-09-2018

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Bulldog, wearing top hat monocle and bow tie glasses Date: 11-09-2018

portrait of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German composer
LSE4103734 portrait of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German composer

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) (b / w photo)
864631 Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) (b/w photo) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); (add.info.: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) born Jakob Levy Eberst Offenbach at Cologne

More Sausages for Me by Louis Wain
Cartoon, More Sausages for Me by Louis Wain. 1914

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"Step into the world of monocles, where eccentricity meets elegance. From Vesta Tilley's captivating performances at Piccadilly to the mesmerizing ventriloquist act of E Bergen, these eyepieces have witnessed it all. Magician Cardini wowed audiences with his sleight of hand, leaving them in awe and disbelief. Le Smart Carman adorned only in diamonds by Bluze, as depicted in Auguste Roubille's print, exuded opulence and sophistication. The ODEON CASINO POSTER from 1920 transports us to a glamorous era filled with excitement and entertainment. German artist Walter Schnackenberg beautifully captures the allure of this iconic venue. Jos Chamberlain takes us on a whimsical journey with a French postcard featuring a frog dressed as a human – an amusing twist on reality. Flo Dixie's performances at the music hall as a male impersonator challenged societal norms and pushed boundaries. Gilbert & Sullivan revolutionized musical theater, their caricatures immortalizing their genius collaboration. Picture No. 12479624 showcases their timeless legacy. In the realm of sportsmanship, Eton versus Winchester brought together Hon Anthony Samuel and Lady Bearsted for an exhilarating competition that captivated spectators. Lastly, indulge in the risqué charm of strip tease card games like Theatre suit - Play Boy; they added spice to evenings filled with laughter and seduction. " Monocles have been witnesses to extraordinary moments throughout history – from vaudeville acts to avant-garde art forms – forever etching themselves into our collective memory.