Daily life - 247 diapositives.
Estimation :
700 / 900
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
Images of events probably in Ghent and surroundings : a parade (of civil services) with horses and dogs and a fire brigade at work, processions and feasts in the streets of Ghent showing dressed up participants (school children, sport clubs, etc.), a flower parade on the water and the road with decorated boats and vehicles (parade of the floats, cars and (in some cases) boats are magnificently decorated or covered in flowers), a military parade on the St Pieter's Square (Ghent). Images of the Garde Civique while exercising (a Belgian paramilitary militia created in 1830 shortly after the Belgian Revolution. It acted as a quasi-military "gendarmerie", with the primary role of maintaining social order within Belgium, until its disestablishment in 1920." - Wikipedia). We join : 211 diapositives (some in colour) of kings & queens, popes, cardinals, military men, etc. mostly from England. Also with Baden Powell, Florence Nightingale, etc. Some taken from illustrations. Also slides of the Illustrated history of the "Union Jack", 3 slides titled "National Anthem" besides some other British and Welsh songs. Several slides of "Street decorations in honor of the Coronation of His Majesty King George V, June 1911", etc. Also images of jewelry (brooch, pendant, necklace, ring, bracelet, earrings,...) from several periods in history and from different countries. Several images of manuscripts kept in the British Museum. Several enamelled objects in different styles (Plique-à-jour, Champlevé,...).
