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WW2, Ensign Flag And Wartime FishermanA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a naval ensign banner flown in the Navy manner, while the right picture portrays a war time fisherman
A Very Fishy Story, by Louis WainA Very Fishy Story, comical fish cartoon drawn by Louis Wain Date: 1892
The Mother FishThis illustration shows a mother fish teaching her children about the worm bait on a hook, accompanied with a caption translated from French, The worm, my children, is generally good only so far
Yarmouth Herring Fishery, Drying the Herrings Date: 1854
Yarmouth Herring Fishery, Washing the Herrings Date: 1854
Cartoon, Retribution, or the Greenwich Dinner, with Lord Palmerston, Liberal Prime Minister (L) and Lord John Russell, Liberal Foreign Secretary (R)
Congo. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripodsHistory of Africa. 19th century. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripods across the river rapids at Stanley Falls. Engraving by W. Meyer
Le Marche Aux PoissonsA detailed painting showing a fish market in Gouda, a city south of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, with Saint John's Church looming in the background
Still Life Fish and VegetablesA still life oil painting with the subject of food, consisting of some fish laid flat, in front of a large assortment of cabbages and fruit. Date: circa 1919
Still Life FeastA still life painting of a table laid with serving platters containing fruit, nuts, vegetabales and fish. Items include grapefruit, melons, grapes, sliced pear, peeled apple, sliced fish, cherries
Still Life FishA still life painting of a number of fish, some sliced, flopping over a wooden board, with a metal pot beside. Date: circa 1600s
A Fishcurer's YardAn oil painting of a fish curer's yard, a carriage is stationed next to the building, beside an array of storage barrels. Date: circa 1918
A Bristol FigureAn image of a porcelain Bristol figure, depicting a green fish like aquatic creature, in the possession of Dr. A. W. Oxford, used on the connoisseur page of Colour Magazine. Date: circa 1917
The Fish Market, VeniceA painting which depicts the busy scene of a fish market in Venice, Italy, beside a canal, customers can be seen in great numbers, bartering with merchants for their catch, which consists of fish
On The Road To CallaoA painting entitled, On The Road To Callao, Where The Trumpet Fishes Blow, which shows a shoal of red fish in the ocean. Date: circa 1915
The Fish MarketA painting of some merchants chatting while crouched, with three baskets full of fish between them, at a market. Date: circa 1915
Brittany Fishing WomenA painting of a woman holding her young baby, with a group of older women behind, who are stood by baskets filled to the brim with fish
Fish market At DieppeAn oil painting of a very crowded fish market square, made up of buildings with continuous archways and green balconies in Dieppe, northern France. Date: circa 1915
White Star Line - Elkington plate cutlery and napkin ringWhite Star Line - Elkington plate First Class fish knife, fork and napkin ring. Date: early 20th century
White Star Line - assorted silver plated cutleryWhite Star Line - assorted silver plated flatware cutlery (all marked). One fish knife, two table knives, one fish fork, two table forks, one table knife, one fork (fruit or cake), one sugar tongs
Cunard Line, Queen Mary - printed ephemeraCunard Line, Queen Mary - assorted collection of printed ephemera, including Ocean Times, Life magazine, the Express newspaper, Going Ashore booklet and List of Passengers. Date: 20th century
Japan - FishmongerFishmonger, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
White Star Line - collection of cutleryWhite Star Line - collection of miscellaneous White Star and later cutlery, one cake fork, four fish knives and five spoons. Date: 20th century
RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5
White Star Line - Harlequin set of six fish knives with reeded handles
White Star Line, Royal and US Mail Steamers, cover designWhite Star Line, Royal and US Mail Steamers, Ismay Imrie & Co, London and Liverpool, cover design
Cast iron ship's table base with fish designCast iron ship's table base - the single pedestal support is decorated with a flying fish design. Date: 20th century
Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar showing the ships of the line including the Ile de France. 9 x 14 inches
Trawlers at AberdeenTrawler boats at the Quay in Aberdeen. The fishing industry had increased in 1900 due to the convenance of the ports for the North Sea
French Herring FleetA group of civilians watching in Boulogne watching the French herring fleet go out to sea. Traditional working-class fisherman village folk are seen here
Fishers of the Seine, illustration by Sepping WrightFishers of the River Seine, Paris, pen and ink illustration of men catching fish along the canalled bank of the river by H C Seppings Wright
Shark Fishing in the CaribbeanA group of men gather around the carcass of a large shark they have caught on the coast of a caribbean island. Shark fishing is still legal in much of the world, including the Caribbean, to this day
Basket Trap for SalmonA basket trap, used for catching salmon in the River Severn. Date: 1933
Achieving WomenCarrie Fin and Lady Gordon Cumming displaying large fish. And actress Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) sitting for a portrait with Walter Webster (1877-1959). Date: 1932
D. A. Clarke-SmithBritish actor D. A. Clarke-Smith (1888-1959) appearing in a variety of guises in the play Queer Fish at the Apollo Theatre. Date: 1931
A Catch of Arapaima FishA catch of arapaima fish. Native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America, they are among the world's largest freshwater fish. Date: 1924
Dutch Boy Fishing
Mrs Fin the Fishmonger's Wife
Mr Fin the Fishmonger
Miss Fin the Fishmonger's Daughter
Diver in diving suit on seabed Date: 1920
The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice by Leandro BassanoLeandro Bassano (1557-1622). Italian mannerist painter. The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Plate decorated with depiction of two fish. Ceramics. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, menu cover, 3 June 1950 Date: 1950
The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, by H M BarkerThe Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, Laden with Tales and Yarns to Please All Hands, by H M Barker, with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank Date: 1843
Comedic IllustrationA comedic naval illustration showing two men wearing sea faring attire, one of them is spitting out a fish, with a bite taken out of it, captioned, he did not like it. Date: circa 1922
FishThe influence of Western naturalism upon the Japanese tradition of calligraphic drawing is shown in this water colour and one can also trace in it the influence of Western composition
North Sea tunaCrew members of the trawler Silver Line pose with their haul of five giant tuna fish, caught 120 miles out from Scarborough. Date: 1939