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Anna M. Thane
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An account about 18th-century history, flowers, historical fashion, art; can contain traces of poetry and cake. #ChandelierSunday

I blog at: http://regency-explorer.net
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Illustrations of a Certificate of Hunting Mastery from 1792, given to Joseph Löw.

Rather cute.
A sketch of a figure in a Green coat and a black bicorn hat, sitting on a grey horse or rather a pony A sketch of a figure dressed in a grey riding-coat and a black hat, riding a brown pony
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A touch of pink
4 light-pink rose blossoms Rose blossom Seen from the side, covered with tiny raindrops Rose blossoms, slowly fading, covered with tiny raindrops
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Sail way with this cute crystal boat on #ChandelierSunday
Chandelier shaped like a sailing ship. Made of crystal. Unfourtunately more info about the origin avaiiable.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Royal picnic after hunting,
ca. 1750s
compiled of flat tin-figures
A group of aristocrats and servants, having a picnic next to a river
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Necklace of Empress Auguste Viktoria,
made around 1900
with rubies and the upper eye-teeth of deer - typical hunting-jewelry of the period.
The complete necklace with 2 lines of jewelery and a pendant with a crown and the Empress‘ initiales Pendant with crown and initiales another pendant with the crown made of jewels and the upper eye-teeth used as Petars of flowers
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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the poetry of blossoms
a fading blossom of pink rose, half of the petals gone. Still beautiful.
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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gathering colours, for winter is gray
Brightly orange calendula blossom with tiny raindrops Yellow blossom a lilac blossom of a widow flower Red poppy with fading petals
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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The Blue Hour at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
for #PalacesAndGardens ‘s #WeatherAndMood.

In some summer nights, the garden is decorated with thousands of candles, and the Château is open at night so that you can experience how it was to live there by candlelight.
The air seems to be blue at dusk. We View the Château from the garden, a Statue of a God or similar on our left side. The windows of the Château are filled with warm light
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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An afternoon in November
The Temple of Diana in Munich, the surrounding trees with yellow leaves
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Turning to autumn leaves: 80 % complete
The same bench and same hedge a coupleof days later. A cat lies on the bench, enjoying the November sun. Her hair is the colour of the leaves all around her, except the white hair of her Front
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Herbstmondeinsamkeit

(photo by my sister)
The full moon rising brightly behind bleak trees
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Between day and night

do you think of me
too?

(Photos by my sister)
Sunset over a wood The Full Moon rising above bleak hedges into a silverblue sky
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Caution: Poisonous Candy! - A Consultant Chemical Analyst's fight for food safety in Regency London: regency-explorer.net/comfits/
3 pics: a bowl of sugar plums, Frederick Accum with chemistry apperatus, copper pans in a historical kitchen
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Three chandeliers to brighten your day

#ChandelierSunday
3 large chandeliers hanging In a long hall. Dear antlers are fixend to the wall. Location: thw White Hall of the German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Offenbar war heute Eichhörnchen-Tag
Eichhörnchen mit rotem Fell stützt sich auf einem Kiefernast ab
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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a red squirrel sitting on a branch of a pine tree, looking in my direction
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Hello, November
An Orange-coloured Maple leave in a autumn-coloured hedge, the sun sets the colours alight
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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This lion-themed sleigh from the 18th century would do nicely for Halloween
Close-up of the front of the sleigh: a lion‘s mouth, wide open, with teeth The handle of the sleigh, shaped like a beast‘s Head The whole sleigh with the gilded body and the red velvet seat - much less scary
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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the White Hall of the Hunting and Fishing Museum with the giant Irish Elk and 3 chandeliers
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Halloween-greetings
#ChandelierSunday #lüsterliebe
Photo taken in German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich: The skeleton of the exitinct giant Irish Elk and two large chandeliers. Setting; The Main Hall with it’s tall church-windows
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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come, sit with me
until we turn
to autumn gold
a wooden bench covered in autumn leaves stands on a lawn covered in autumn leaves; behind it is a hedge, crowned with autumn leaves
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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rouge et noir
Red maple leaves against the dark night sky
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Look forward to November!
Here is an updated list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/

#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
A compilation of 32 covers of books about the 18th century. You find the whole list by following the link in the skeet
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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A colourful sunset between branches of trees
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Fairytales await you
Artwork by Stanko Kristic, Cordes-sur-ciel/France: A large unicorn and a mermaid on it‘s back, made of metal
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM