Craftsman Collection (#11)

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779658 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779654 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

Italy, Sicily: in a city, carriages make Sicilian carts under the eyes of women on the balcony, 1890
LUX4779623 Italy, Sicily: in a city, carriages make Sicilian carts under the eyes of women on the balcony, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily: in a city)

Construction of the city of Rome Macons build the walls. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript
VEN5028096 Construction of the city of Rome Macons build the walls. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript. W.1.6, C.23 v, probably the " Mirror historial" (Speculum maius)

Weaving canvases, advertising for department stores " Au bon marche" Chromolithography of the end of the 19th
JAB5037022 Weaving canvases, advertising for department stores " Au bon marche" Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century; (add.info.: Weaving canvases)

View of the Milan surroundings or washerwomen of Magolfa Painting by Eugenio Gignous (1850-1906)
QUA5036580 View of the Milan surroundings or washerwomen of Magolfa Painting by Eugenio Gignous (1850-1906) 1870 Private collection; (add.info)

Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981273 Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Kobdo: the horses of the mission in the ferrant marechal, 26 September - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of
CSO4986443 Kobdo: the horses of the mission in the ferrant marechal, 26 September - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in 1909 in Mongolia

Roman mythology: Vulcan, god of fire, blacksmith and blacksmith, with its attributes
FLO4974658 Roman mythology: Vulcan, god of fire, blacksmith and blacksmith, with its attributes, the hammer and anvil and has his feet a helmet

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: portrait of three butchers in studio, 1890
LUX4718503 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: portrait of three butchers in studio, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: portrait of three butchers in studio

France: Construction of a frame by carpenters, 1910
LUX4724385 France: Construction of a frame by carpenters, 1910; (add.info.: France: Construction of a frame by carpenters, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Painters pose in front of their factory, 1910
LUX4724208 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Painters pose in front of their factory, 1910; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Painters pose in front of their factory

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: the old Tours, a child plays in the middle of Place Plumereau bordered by
LUX4762710 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: the old Tours, a child plays in the middle of Place Plumereau bordered by old half-timbered houses, 1910 - shops: at the small mocha

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender
LUX4769279 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender, 1929; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Jour du beef gras. Party display of the Loiseau butchery
LUX4769362 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Jour du beef gras. Party display of the Loiseau butchery, pieces of beef and decorees

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Salernes: shoemaker's echoppe in a tree in the village square
LUX4767922 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Salernes: shoemaker's echoppe in a tree in the village square, the shoemaker and children

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908755 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Navajo Pollen Trail Dancers honoring weavers with the Sash and Rug Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials
NWI4909350 Navajo Pollen Trail Dancers honoring weavers with the Sash and Rug Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908092 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Jam stick, Saint-Roch (Saint Roch). Stick of the corporation of megissiers and tanners
JEB4913300 Jam stick, Saint-Roch (Saint Roch). Stick of the corporation of megissiers and tanners. The beginning of the 18th century. Wood, painted plaster and dore. Polychrome wood

A man checks the wooden gears of the mechanic tree of a windmill to grind grain on Nantucket Island, 1746
NWI4828463 A man checks the wooden gears of the mechanic tree of a windmill to grind grain on Nantucket Island, 1746. Colour engraving after 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Worker in a shoe factory workshop making soles, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4828249 Worker in a shoe factory workshop making soles, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Worker in a shoe factory workshop making soles, 19th century)

Metal foundrie, circa 1803-1806. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4826341 Metal foundrie, circa 1803-1806. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Metal foundrie, circa 1803-1806. 19th century coloring engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Small machine: sharpener of knives or scissors. 1910 about Germany Historic photo, handicraft, scissor polisher, ca
IMB4932604 Small machine: sharpener of knives or scissors. 1910 about Germany Historic photo, handicraft, scissor polisher, ca. 1910; (add.info.: Small machine: sharpener of knives or scissors)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Place de la Tranchee, beef gras at the butchery A. Richard, 1892
LUX4796719 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Place de la Tranchee, beef gras at the butchery A. Richard, 1892; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Place de la Tranchee

France: An open-air tannery, 1900
LUX4811137 France: An open-air tannery, 1900; (add.info.: France: An open-air tannery, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

China: In a village making rope, 1890
LUX4807651 China: In a village making rope, 1890; (add.info.: China: In a village making rope, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220337 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Gloves: workers working on the skin for the manufacture of gloves in an Isere workshop in the middle of the 19th
PCT4273032 Gloves: workers working on the skin for the manufacture of gloves in an Isere workshop in the middle of the 19th century. Engraving from "La France Illustree" by V.A

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285697 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Dartmoor Prison, 1884
3479362 Dartmoor Prison, 1884; (add.info.: Dartmoor Prison: Penal Servitude the middle panel shows prisoners in the tailoring shop making uniforms)

English Book of Court Cookery 1741
3030154 English Book of Court Cookery 1741; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Book of Court Cookery 1741); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Women in tradtional sardinian costume, winding wool with a skein-winder, 1903 (print on double-weight paper)
3563547 Women in tradtional sardinian costume, winding wool with a skein-winder, 1903 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Bono 1903 Photographer: Guiso); Alinari Archives, Florence

Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo)
3433702 Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Economy. The clay, pottery. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Science. Glassmaking. Working women blowing a glass pearl. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434710 Science. Glassmaking. Working women blowing a glass pearl. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Wheelwright nailing a trake on to a wheel: illustration from " The book of english trades
PCT4292018 Wheelwright nailing a trake on to a wheel: illustration from " The book of english trades and useful arts " 1827 -; (add.info.: Wheelwright nailing a trake on to a wheel)

A forge in the PAPOUS. PAPUASIA (New Guinee) Oceania. Engraving 1834
JAB4120829 A forge in the PAPOUS. PAPUASIA (New Guinee) Oceania. Engraving 1834; (add.info.: A forge in the PAPOUS. PAPUASIA (New Guinee) Oceania. Engraving 1834); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205675 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Locksmith)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205590 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter A: Armorer in his workshop)

Letter F Ferblantier (manufactures tin kitchen utensils). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et
DUV4211456 Letter F Ferblantier (manufactures tin kitchen utensils). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Letter: L (Lavandiere). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203815 Letter: L (Lavandiere). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Letter S: workshop of a statuary (statue). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898
DUV4202524 Letter S: workshop of a statuary (statue). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Letter R: a binder (binding). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202518 Letter R: a binder (binding). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Letter N: workshop of a naturalist. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202498 Letter N: workshop of a naturalist. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Letter G: engraver workshop (engraving). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H
DUV4202461 Letter G: engraver workshop (engraving). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Letter F: florist workshop. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202458 Letter F: florist workshop. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Letter C: workshop of a shoemaker (shoemaker). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898
DUV4202452 Letter C: workshop of a shoemaker (shoemaker). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Letter M Moulin (a vent); N Navigator (travels the seas to discover distant countries)
DUV4211498 Letter M Moulin (a vent); N Navigator (travels the seas to discover distant countries); O goldsmith (makes and sells silverware); P Painter (artist)

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Craftsmanship is an art that transcends time and spans across various fields. From the meticulous strokes of Gustave Caillebotte's brush capturing the intensity of planers in action, to Arnold Bocklin's portrayal of a centaur observing the village blacksmith, these artworks remind us of the skill and dedication required to master a craft. Intriguing glimpses into history take us back to medieval times, where we witness a goldsmith delicately shaping precious metals into intricate jewelry. Meanwhile, Mr. George Lailey immerses himself in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks, preserving traditional techniques for future generations. The manufacturing process comes alive as we observe cork balls being meticulously crafted at Chingford in 1922. The watchmaker's steady hands bring life to intricate timepieces while revealing their inner workings. And through an oil painting from the 1770s, we catch a glimpse of an iron forge bustling with activity as sparks fly and metal takes shape under skilled hands. The blacksmith's forge becomes a sanctuary where fire meets steel, transforming raw materials into functional works of art. A farrier tends to horses' hooves with precision and care—a testament to both craftsmanship and animal welfare. Metallurgy emerges as a powerful force during the Industrial Revolution with Fourchambault Forge standing tall as a symbol of progress and innovation. Terracotta rhubarb forcers showcase how even everyday objects can be elevated through craftsmanship—combining functionality with aesthetic appeal. These diverse examples highlight that craftsmanship knows no boundaries—it exists within every profession and discipline, and is born out of passion, honed by experience, and passed down through generations—a timeless tradition that continues to inspire awe today.