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Step into a world of opulence and grandeur with these captivating glimpses of wealth throughout history

Background imageWealthy Collection: Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933

Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933
Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag

Background imageWealthy Collection: Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of war

Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of war
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become

Background imageWealthy Collection: Sturgeon and Caviar

Sturgeon and Caviar
Sturgeon swim in the ocean, and their eggs are canned for the enjoyment of wealthy humans

Background imageWealthy Collection: DDE-90029729

DDE-90029729
Chateau Chambord, Loire Valley, Centre France. Date: 07/10/2009

Background imageWealthy Collection: The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796308 The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Fornaro, Carlo de (1872-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King of Trusts)

Background imageWealthy Collection: The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)

The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1997 The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Background imageWealthy Collection: Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops, 1880s (colour litho)

Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops, 1880s (colour litho)
6257116 Holtermanns Life Preserving Drops, 1880s (colour litho) by Australian School, (19th century); 61.5x49.5 cm; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Mitchell Library

Background imageWealthy Collection: Ibant qui poterant, qui non potuere cadebant (Those who could

Ibant qui poterant, qui non potuere cadebant (Those who could
5864164 Ibant qui poterant, qui non potuere cadebant (Those who could, walked; those who could not, fell), 1739 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas) by Troost

Background imageWealthy Collection: Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)

Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909614 Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWealthy Collection: Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with their Tutor

Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with their Tutor
3493006 Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with their Tutor and Coachman, Starting for the Hunt, c.1652-53 (oil on canvas) by Cuyp

Background imageWealthy Collection: The Strachey Family, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)

The Strachey Family, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)
781804 The Strachey Family, c.1710 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 150x242 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

Background imageWealthy Collection: Dona Marianna Stampa Parravicina (born 1612), Condesa di Segrate. Creator: Unknown

Dona Marianna Stampa Parravicina (born 1612), Condesa di Segrate. Creator: Unknown
Dona Marianna Stampa Parravicina (born 1612), Condesa di Segrate

Background imageWealthy Collection: Shernfold Park, 1835. Creator: Charles J Smith

Shernfold Park, 1835. Creator: Charles J Smith
Shernfold Park, 1835. House at Shernfold Park in Frant, Sussex built in 1790 by Charles Pigou, bought in 1820 by Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers

Background imageWealthy Collection: Castlewellan Castle, Castlewellan, Co. Down, Ireland

Castlewellan Castle, Castlewellan, Co. Down, Ireland

Background imageWealthy Collection: The Right Hon. Lord Northcliffe, c1890, (1911)

The Right Hon. Lord Northcliffe, c1890, (1911). Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922) a British newspaper and publishing magnate

Background imageWealthy Collection: GEORGE MASON (1725-1792). American planter and Revolutionary statesman. Oil on canvas

GEORGE MASON (1725-1792). American planter and Revolutionary statesman. Oil on canvas, 1811, by Dominic Boudet, after a portrait of 1750 by John Hesselius

Background imageWealthy Collection: Great by H. M. Bateman

Great by H. M. Bateman
Caricature of a self-important gentleman in evening dress, puffing his chest out as he smokes a cigarette. Date: 1927

Background imageWealthy Collection: Portrait of a Two-Year Old Girl, 1636 (oil on panel)

Portrait of a Two-Year Old Girl, 1636 (oil on panel)
3087026 Portrait of a Two-Year Old Girl, 1636 (oil on panel) by Loenen, Johan Cornelisz van (fl.1620-27); 56x45 cm; Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageWealthy Collection: Brookes and Whites Clubs, London 1796

Brookes and Whites Clubs, London 1796
Wealthy gentlemen patronise the exclusive Brookes (Whig) and White s(Tory) Clubs, at Pall Mall, London. Brookes is shown on the right

Background imageWealthy Collection: William Willett

William Willett
WILLIAM WILLETT A wealthy builder who was the originator of daylight saving

Background imageWealthy Collection: The Jewish Bride, c. 1667 (oil on canvas)

The Jewish Bride, c. 1667 (oil on canvas)
XOS1109258 The Jewish Bride, c.1667 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 121.5x155.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 3

Geode Portrait 3
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 1

Geode Portrait 1
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 3

Geode Portrait 3
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 1

Geode Portrait 1
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 3

Geode Portrait 3
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 1

Geode Portrait 1
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Baroness Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1913. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell

Baroness Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1913. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell
Baroness Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1913

Background imageWealthy Collection: Female portrait, (c1780s). Creator: Lorens Lonberg

Female portrait, (c1780s). Creator: Lorens Lonberg
Female portrait, (c1780s)

Background imageWealthy Collection: Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Aurore Oxenstierna-Klintberg, 1909

Background imageWealthy Collection: Anthonie Rettig, (c1900s). Creator: Fritz von Kamptz

Anthonie Rettig, (c1900s). Creator: Fritz von Kamptz
Anthonie Rettig, (c1900s). Portrait of Antonie Rettig, nee von Eckermann

Background imageWealthy Collection: Antonie Rettig, (c1900s). Creator: Jean Gustav Haagen

Antonie Rettig, (c1900s). Creator: Jean Gustav Haagen
Antonie Rettig, (c1900s)

Background imageWealthy Collection: Nikodim - Bishop of Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk, 1860-1870. Creator: AK Keppel

Nikodim - Bishop of Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk, 1860-1870. Creator: AK Keppel
Nikodim - Bishop of Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk, 1860-1870. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageWealthy Collection: On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageWealthy Collection: A Kachin Individual. The Wealthy Alien Egor Spirin. Lake Shira, 1894. Creator: Unknown

A Kachin Individual. The Wealthy Alien Egor Spirin. Lake Shira, 1894. Creator: Unknown
A Kachin Individual. The Wealthy Alien Egor Spirin. Lake Shira, 1894. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

Background imageWealthy Collection: The banquet on board the Viceroy of Egypt's yacht, the Faid Gihaad, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The banquet on board the Viceroy of Egypt's yacht, the Faid Gihaad, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The banquet on board the Viceroy of Egypt's yacht, the Faid Gihaad, [on the River Thames, London], 1862. The decorations of the table, even putting out of question the plate

Background imageWealthy Collection: View of the Garden at the Summer House of V.I. Astashev, 1871. Creators: M Kolosov, J Rogulin

View of the Garden at the Summer House of V.I. Astashev, 1871. Creators: M Kolosov, J Rogulin
View of the Garden at the Summer House of V.I. Astashev, 1871. This lithographic album represents the Siberian city of Tomsk as it appeared at the beginning of the 1870s

Background imageWealthy Collection: Mr. George Peabody, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Mr. George Peabody, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Mr. George Peabody, 1862. Mr. George Peabody, the well-known American banker in London, [made]...an extraordinary gift to the poor of the metropolis..."My object being to ameliorate

Background imageWealthy Collection: Full-length portrait of wealthy Buriat man and his wife, facing front, between 1870 and 1886

Full-length portrait of wealthy Buriat man and his wife, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Full-length portrait of wealthy Buriat man and his wife, facing front, between 1870 and 1886

Background imageWealthy Collection: Yakuts of the Yakut district, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov

Yakuts of the Yakut district, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov
Yakuts of the Yakut district, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at the end

Background imageWealthy Collection: Rich Yakuts. Rear view of the suits, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov

Rich Yakuts. Rear view of the suits, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov
Rich Yakuts. Rear view of the suits, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at

Background imageWealthy Collection: Christmas Tree in the House of Wealthy Residents of Irkutsk, 1904

Christmas Tree in the House of Wealthy Residents of Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Christmas Tree in the House of Wealthy Residents of Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 3

Geode Portrait 3
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 1

Geode Portrait 1
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 3

Geode Portrait 3
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Geode Portrait 1

Geode Portrait 1
Bilge Paksoylu

Background imageWealthy Collection: Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)

Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)
Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist

Background imageWealthy Collection: Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), Later Queen of Spain, 1765. Creator: Laurent Pecheux

Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), Later Queen of Spain, 1765. Creator: Laurent Pecheux
Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), Later Queen of Spain, 1765



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Step into a world of opulence and grandeur with these captivating glimpses of wealth throughout history. From the lavish Silver Cross advertisement, showcasing elegance fit for royalty, to the resplendent Maharajah of Mysore during WW1, wealth has always been synonymous with luxury. Unearthed from the depths of time, we discover the Champagne Hoard hidden away in Paris' Champs-Elysees. A testament to indulgence and excess, this collection speaks volumes about the allure of extravagance. Intrigue awaits at The Paiva Mansion on Newport's shores in Rhode Island. Once a playground for America's elite in the 1880s yacht club scene, it exudes an air of sophistication that only true affluence can bring. Travel back centuries to a medieval dining room where lords and ladies reveled in their abundance. Gilded tapestries adorned walls as sumptuous feasts were served on silver platters – a sight reserved solely for those blessed with immense riches. Witness young William Strover Birkin at just 19 years old alongside Richard Pratchett Noble; their dapper attire reflecting their privileged upbringing. This portrait captures an era when social status was paramount and wealth defined one's place in society. Venture north to Ardconnel Terrace nestled amidst Oban's picturesque Argyllshire landscape. Here stands McCaig Tower – a symbol of prosperity overlooking breathtaking vistas – reminding us that even architecture can be touched by fortune's hand. A Rolls Royce glides through Essex streets, epitomizing timeless elegance intertwined with financial success. Its sleek lines and polished exterior mirror its owner's standing as they effortlessly navigate life’s highways. Embark on an exotic journey to Singapore where Raffles Hotel reigns supreme since 1887 - an exclusive retreat catering solely to discerning individuals seeking unparalleled luxury experiences, and is here that dreams are transformed into reality within its hallowed halls.