Cheer up - We're depending on you!

Cheer up - We're depending on you! featuring plaque with bug and bird, Franco-Italian, 1680 & statue of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin in Tashkent, Uzbekistan  

Did they remember a time when the streets were paved with gold?

Did they remember when the streets were paved with gold? featuring a ceremonial plate with a representation of Cybele, Ai Khanum, Afghanistan, 3rd century BC & High West Street in Dorchester, 1891

I dreamt it bit my bottom!

I dreamt it bit my bottom! featuring detail from "The Sleep" by Gustave Courbet 1866 & snake charmer with cobra, Ceylon 20th century

The unexpected kindness of a crane

The unexpected kindness of a crane featuring a bronze crane with a worm, Qin dynasty, China 221-206 BC & 'The Funeral Party by LS Lowry, 1953

Far from happy with his costume

Far from happy with his costume featuring Margaret of York's crown, 15th century & portrait of T.S. Eliot by Wyndham Lewis, 1938

I wish I'd never come

I wish I'd never come postcard marquetry featuring 'Nevermore' by Paul Gauguin, 1897 & The King's Arms, Dorchester UK, about 1860