Prize Collection (page 7)

Page from the Illustrated London News, 14th June 1845, featuring Ascot prizes the Royal Hunt Cup, the Emperors Cup, and the Queens Vase

Ascot prize - The Emperors Cup
Amongst the Ascot prizes for 1845 is the Emperors Cup, a gift of the Emperor of Russia on his 1844 visit to Queen Victoria

Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society Silver Prize awarded to John Wilson for an Essay
2959968 Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society Silver Prize awarded to John Wilson for an Essay on the Culture & Management of Forest Trees, 1840 (silver) by Scottish School

The Legion D Honneur (colour photo)
3096125 The Legion D Honneur (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Legion D Honneur. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Death of the righteous (colour litho)
3095575 Death of the righteous (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the righteous. Mort du juste)

Particular Judgement (colour litho)
3095571 Particular Judgement (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Particular Judgement. Jugement Particulier)

Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, song, She ought to have a prize for that, music by Sidney Jones, words by Charles H Taylor. Simon Pentweazle (Mr J Robert Hale)

Bjornstjerne Bjornson
A portrait of Bjornstjerne Bjornson (1832-1910). A Norwegian writer and winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry

Standard poodle, Ch Leighbridge Catmint, with trophies and rosettes. Date: 1978

Prize Cats, Rabbits, and Guinea-Pigs, at the Alexandra Palace Show (engraving)
1615855 Prize Cats, Rabbits, and Guinea-Pigs, at the Alexandra Palace Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize Cats, Rabbits, and Guinea-Pigs)

Prize for Rifle-Shooting at Vincennes (engraving)
1612618 Prize for Rifle-Shooting at Vincennes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize for Rifle-Shooting at Vincennes)

Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects (engraving)
1608901 Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects)

Two Winners at the Agricultural Hall Hackney Show (b / w photo)
1599394 Two Winners at the Agricultural Hall Hackney Show (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Winners at the Agricultural Hall Hackney Show)

Review of the London Fire Brigade, Distribution of Medals (engraving)
1596905 Review of the London Fire Brigade, Distribution of Medals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Review of the London Fire Brigade)

Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by a native Chinese artist rom Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of

The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving)
PNP269020 The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Henry Beldon and cup winner at Crystal Palace 1871

Creve-coeur breed, endangered
Creve-coeur or crevecoeur breed chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Endangered French breed from Crevecoeur-en-Auge, Normandy. Bred by R. B

Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Mrs. Ainsworth and first and second at Birmingham 1886

Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by J. W. Ludlow and third prize in any variety class at Oxford 1872

Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890

Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Matthew Leno and winner of first prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871

Guinea fowls, helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Property of J. W. Ludlow. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle. Brown reds, first prize at Leeds 1886, black reds, cup at Windsor 1886, duckwings, cup at Windsor 1885, and piles, cup at Birmingham 1885

Rose-combed Dorking cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, John Martins Champion, cups at Stroud and Newport 1870, Cheltenham Southampton and Crystal Palace 1871, Dublin 1872

Partridge cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, E. Tudmans Talbot, first prize at Birmingham 1870, Kendal 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Pile game, cock and hen. Bred by Joseph Colgrove. Cockerel first prize at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1886. Hen first prize at the Dairy Show 1885

Brown-breasted red game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by C. W. Brierley. The Statue, winner of the challenge cup at Birmingham 1886 and Little Queen, winner of the cup at Liverpool 1887

Silver Pencilled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, H. Pickles pair, cock first and cup at Birmingham 1871 and hen first at Kendal

White leghorns or Livorno cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. From birds sent over specially for portraiture by Mr. Simpson, Treasurer of the New York State Poultry Society

Historical medals, coins and badges, 1600-1900 (mixed media)
TML267760 Historical medals, coins and badges, 1600-1900 (mixed media) by English School; Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

Dark Brahma cockerel, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lady Gwydyrs Sultan, cup at Middleton 1871, winner at Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Bristol

Dark Brahma pullet, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lewis Wrights Psyche, first prize at Birmingham 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Buff cochin hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890

King Anguish gives Isolt to Sir Tristram, illustration from
STC323618 King Anguish gives Isolt to Sir Tristram, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

Reward poster for capture of the robbers of the Wells Fargo Treasure Box
PNP246318 Reward poster for capture of the robbers of the Wells Fargo Treasure Box issued 1877 (litho) by American School

Reward poster for the capture of the robber of the Wells Fargo Express Box
PNP246317 Reward poster for the capture of the robber of the Wells Fargo Express Box, issued San Fransisco, 27th July, 1875 (litho) by American School

A little boy called Rob poses for a photograph wearing a first prize-winning costume, which presumably is Dick Whittington, since he is carrying a black cat. Date: 1909

Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
CHT215478 Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, 29th April 1857, engraved by Charles Maurand (engraving) (b/w photo) by Goncourt

Petty Larceny, 1888 (oil on canvas)
BAL22765 Petty Larceny, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Riviere, Briton (1840-1920); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Yacht trophy centrepiece, 1887 (silver)
486989 Yacht trophy centrepiece, 1887 (silver) by Tiffany & Company; length: 52.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Trophy plaque, Munich, c. 1840 (metal & silver-mounted boar tusks)
715562 Trophy plaque, Munich, c.1840 (metal & silver-mounted boar tusks) by German School, (19th century); height: 33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: engraved)

Comet, a light roan short-horn bull in a landscape, 1811 (oil on canvas)
CH402443 Comet, a light roan short-horn bull in a landscape, 1811 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Wildair, an eight-year-old heifer in a river landscape, 1827 (oil on canvas)
CH402442 Wildair, an eight-year-old heifer in a river landscape, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Sailors Prayer (engraving)
6003507 A Sailors Prayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sailors Prayer. Illustration for Chatterbox (1901)

The Distribution of Awards in the Salle Des Fetes, 18 August 1900 (b / w photo)
6011068 The Distribution of Awards in the Salle Des Fetes, 18 August 1900 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Whiteleys Farms: A prize pair of Cochin China Fowls; A prize pair of Dark Brahma Fowls (b / w photo)
6007133 Whiteleys Farms: A prize pair of Cochin China Fowls; A prize pair of Dark Brahma Fowls (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Workman reading a self help book (colour litho)
5996035 Workman reading a self help book (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workman reading a self help book)

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