Auction Collection (page 3)

Sale Shakespeare House
The sale by auction of Shakespeares birthplace at Stratford. It was purchased by a committee for 3000 pounds. Date: 1847

Cut flowers in Dutch Auction Hall Bloemenlust at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Frontispiece Christies Sale Catalogue Fontaine Collection
The frontispiece of Christies Sale Catalogue of the celebrated Fontaine Collection of Majolica, Henri II ware, Palissy ware, Nevers ware, Limoges enamels; carvings in Ivory

Man who has bought a fine wooden chest at Auction
In Possession. A man who has bought a fine wooden chest at an Auction awaiting transportation to remove it. Date: 1894

Tom Norman - Auctioneer, raising his gavel
Tom Norman - Showmans Auctioneer, Valuer and Variety Agent from Dallington, East Sussex, raising his gavel. Date: circa 1910

The Slave Market, St. Augustine, Florida, USA Date: 1902

Farmer at auction of SW Sparlin, Orth, Minnesota. Date 1937 Aug

Chas. H. Yales everlasting Devils auction 20th edition and best ever. Date c1901

Spectators at cattle auction, Sikeston, Missouri. Date 1938 May

Chas. H. Yales everlasting Devils auction. Date c1902

Farmer examining phonograph. Auction near Tenstrike, Minnesota. Date 1939 Sept

Chas. H. Yales forever Devils auction. Date c1899

Auction of an Argentinian Estate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The auction of an Argentinian Estate, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: circa 1906

Lord George Sangers horses at auction, London
Lord George Sanger (1827-1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor who ran shows and circuses throughout much of the 19th century and early 20th with his brother John

Cattle auction
Auction of cattle, Argentina. Date: 1910

Petticoat Lane Market, London - Clothes Auction. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

The Great Eastern scrapped: the auction, 1888
The Great Eastern under the hammer. After a thirty year career, the great steamship was scrapped, with her hull and fittings being sold at auction at New Ferry, Liverpool. 1

Sheep Auction, Lakes 2
Auctioning a herd of sheep, Lake District Date: 1959

Sheep Auction, Lakes
Sheep auction, Lake District Date: 1959

People examining lots at an auction
A room full of people examining lots at an auction. Date: 1788

Auction at Newton Abbott Livestock Market
An auction in progress at Newton Abbott Livestock Market

The arrival of the catch - Boulogne-sur-Mer - destined for the Criee - the wholesale fish auction (market)

Bargains in Bombs
Anarchists at sale on the Western Front. Several good hand-grenades, suitable for elections were sold. The auctioneers sidekick, Bairnsfathers creation, " Old Bill", tells one anarchist

Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond on Thames
The Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond on Thames, Surrey, at the time when it was up for sale. Towards the end of the 19th century the hotel suffered a gradual decline in business

Shakespeare statuette
A Shakespeare statuette made of mulberry wood, 15 inches high, believed to be early 17th century. It was on sale at Sotheby s, 14 July (year unknown), and was the property of Hugh Blaker (1873-1936)

Manchester Ship Canal - Cattle Auction
Cattle auction brought in from Ireland by ship and unloaded on the Manchester Ship Canal

Bargains in Bombs by Bruce Bairnsfather
A group of sinister looking European anarchists assemble at an auction where British bombs are being auctioned by sale by a British officer in the aftermath of World War I

The First Auction at Tattersalls New Buildings, 1865
Engraving showing the interior of Messrs. Tattersalls buildings at Knightsbridge Green, London, during their first horse auction at that building, 1865

Cartoon Depicting the Problems of Professionalism in Footbal
Cartoon showing the perceived problems of professionalism in football. In the main series of images, two football club directors haggle over the value of a player who performs a number of feats in

The Zulu war. Fort Helpmakaar. Field auction of the effects
Isandlwana was the scene of the British armys most humiliating defeat at the hands of the Zulus, slightly assuaged by the successful defence of Rorkes Drift later the same day, January 22nd 1879

A Ventriloquist at Christies by H. M. Bateman
Double page illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a chaotic scene at London auctioneers, Christies because of the actions of a mischievous ventriloquist

The Marriage Auction
THE MARRIAGE AUCTION Aristocratic families sell off their eligible daughters to the highest bidder

Sale / British Goods / China
A British merchant in Canton sells imported clothing to interested local traders

Stables at Thirlestaine
The elaborate exterior and interior of the Stables at Thirlestaine House, which were put up for auction, hence the illustrations, which were used to tempt potential buyers

Ladies Auctioned
THE MATRIMONIAL TATTERSALLs Marriageable ladies and gentlemen are put up for auction as if they were horses

New York Produce Exchange
Exchanging produce is conducted pretty much like an auction in the Call Room of the New York Produce Exchange

Billingsgate / M connell 2
BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET The fish sold by auction

Relic Auction at Avignon
Pious relics of the saints etc are disrespectfully auctioned off at Avignon, France

Car Auction 1930S
Men in hats at a crowded motor auction at Aldridges Auction Rooms, Walcot Street, Bath, Somerset, England

Auction Sale in Home
Selling the furniture of a private household, the auctioneer holds up a chair

Tunis Mosque
The mosque of Sidi ben Ziad : combining business with devotion, crowds have gathered for an street auction

Dr Syntax at Auction
Dr Syntax at an auction

Picture Sale @ Christies
A picture auction at Christie s, London

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