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Wares Collection (#4)

"Wares from Around the World: A Captivating Journey through Street Scenes, Markets, and Bazaars" Step into a vibrant street scene in Cairo captured by Charles Robertson

Background imageWares Collection: Billingsgate - Early Morning, from London, a Pilgrimage

Billingsgate - Early Morning, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377530 Billingsgate - Early Morning, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by A

Background imageWares Collection: An Italian Market Scene (mosaic)

An Italian Market Scene (mosaic)
474388 An Italian Market Scene (mosaic) by Montelatici, Giovanni (1864-1930); 183x113 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After a painting by Egisto Ferroni (1835-1912)

Background imageWares Collection: The Market Stall, (oil on canvas)

The Market Stall, (oil on canvas)
659057 The Market Stall, (oil on canvas) by Ernst, Rudolphe (1854-1932); 52.6x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Market Stall. Rudolphe Ernst (1854-1932). Oil on canvas

Background imageWares Collection: Merchants Going to a Market in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan (chromolitho)

Merchants Going to a Market in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan (chromolitho)
735504 Merchants Going to a Market in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWares Collection: A Prince Visits the Workshop of an Armourer to Inspect the Work of a Furrier

A Prince Visits the Workshop of an Armourer to Inspect the Work of a Furrier, a Saddler and an Armourer (chromolitho)
735437 A Prince Visits the Workshop of an Armourer to Inspect the Work of a Furrier, a Saddler and an Armourer (chromolitho) by European School

Background imageWares Collection: Port Said (chromolitho)

Port Said (chromolitho)
735769 Port Said (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said. Liebig card)

Background imageWares Collection: The water seller, Egypt (b / w photo)

The water seller, Egypt (b / w photo)
6033672 The water seller, Egypt (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The water seller, Egypt)

Background imageWares Collection: Indian corn merchant in Egypt (b / w photo)

Indian corn merchant in Egypt (b / w photo)
6033650 Indian corn merchant in Egypt (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian corn merchant in Egypt)

Background imageWares Collection: A crier of mouse traps (pen & ink on paper)

A crier of mouse traps (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407583 A crier of mouse traps (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Background imageWares Collection: Shop front design for India warehouse (engraving)

Shop front design for India warehouse (engraving)
583733 Shop front design for India warehouse (engraving) by Whittock, Nathaniel (1791-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop front design for India warehouse)

Background imageWares Collection: Water Carrier; Melon Seller, Rag-and-Bone Woman and Confectionery Seller in

Water Carrier; Melon Seller, Rag-and-Bone Woman and Confectionery Seller in
PER207529 Water Carrier; Melon Seller, Rag-and-Bone Woman and Confectionery Seller in the Eighteenth Century, from Costumes de Paris a Travers les Siecles ed

Background imageWares Collection: Market Scene (pen and ink on paper)

Market Scene (pen and ink on paper)
XKH155184 Market Scene (pen and ink on paper) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageWares Collection: Boy outside a drapers shop in the Middle Ages promoting his wares (photo)

Boy outside a drapers shop in the Middle Ages promoting his wares (photo)
6007730 Boy outside a drapers shop in the Middle Ages promoting his wares (photo) by Pettie, John (1839-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " What D Ye Lack, Madam? What D Ye Lack)

Background imageWares Collection: Temptation, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour)

Temptation, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour)
824131 Temptation, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 38.1x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Temptation. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Background imageWares Collection: Haberdashers, John Sage, trade card (engraving)

Haberdashers, John Sage, trade card (engraving)
984110 Haberdashers, John Sage, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haberdashers, John Sage, trade card)

Background imageWares Collection: The Peddlers, 1635-50 (oil on canvas)

The Peddlers, 1635-50 (oil on canvas)
3704105 The Peddlers, 1635-50 (oil on canvas) by Leone, Andrea di (1610-85); 98x132 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The peddlers)

Background imageWares Collection: Marcader Arabe, 1889 (oil on canvas)

Marcader Arabe, 1889 (oil on canvas)
827043 Marcader Arabe, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Mattoni de la Fuente, Virgilio (1842-1923); 202x10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marcader Arabe. Virgilio Mattoni de La Fuente (1842-1923)

Background imageWares Collection: Types and Costumes of New Granada (Colombia): A Strawberry Man, c. 1845 (lithograph)

Types and Costumes of New Granada (Colombia): A Strawberry Man, c. 1845 (lithograph)
828351 Types and Costumes of New Granada (Colombia): A Strawberry Man, c.1845 (lithograph) by South American School, (19th century); 22.6x15.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWares Collection: The Book Seller, from a book on the street calls of Peking, c

The Book Seller, from a book on the street calls of Peking, c
CHT176867 The Book Seller, from a book on the street calls of Peking, c.1785 (w/c and gouache on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageWares Collection: The Peddler, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet

The Peddler, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
The Peddler, 1632

Background imageWares Collection: Door-to Door Salesman Date: 1948

Door-to Door Salesman Date: 1948

Background imageWares Collection: Flower Market in Covent Garden, London 1848

Flower Market in Covent Garden, London 1848
Flower market held in Covent Garden, London. Number of Victorian ladies selecting potted plants from the wide range of wares displayed. Date: 1848

Background imageWares Collection: INDIAN BAZaR 1930S

INDIAN BAZaR 1930S
Indian shopkeepers in the bazaars frequently squat on the ground behind their wares. The business of buying and selling takes time as both sides haggle for hours. Date: 1930s

Background imageWares Collection: 18th century Mercer - Costume

18th century Mercer - Costume
A travelling salesman hawks his wares: ribbons, buttons, pins, feathers, braids, cloth & all manner of trinkets for female adornment. Date: 18th century

Background imageWares Collection: LONDON STREET PEDLARS

LONDON STREET PEDLARS
Inquisitive passers by gather round to inspect the goods offered by a London street pedlar. He has an assortment of wares including cigarettes and tools. Date: 1920s

Background imageWares Collection: Arab Perfume Maker - 12th century

Arab Perfume Maker - 12th century
An Arab perfumer selling and making his wares Date: 12th century

Background imageWares Collection: Orange Girl

Orange Girl
London characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it. Date: circa 1870

Background imageWares Collection: Occupation - Costermonger

Occupation - Costermonger
London characters: costermonger Date: circa 1870

Background imageWares Collection: LONDON OYSTER SELLER

LONDON OYSTER SELLER
A street oyster-seller offers his wares at sixpence a dozen - and observes that they are going strong ! Date: 1896

Background imageWares Collection: RUM RUNNING USA 1923

RUM RUNNING USA 1923
RUM ROW Liquor carriers outside American territorial waters, off New Jersey, wait to unload their wares Date: 1923

Background imageWares Collection: MAORIS FIND REMAINS

MAORIS FIND REMAINS
The trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship. Date: 1830

Background imageWares Collection: COSTERMONGER

COSTERMONGER
A costermonger leads his donkey laden with vegetables through the streets calling for people to buy his wares Date: 1869

Background imageWares Collection: A Normandy Lad with his wares for sale

A Normandy Lad with his wares for sale - he certainly has the look of a cad or Joker ! Date: circa 1910

Background imageWares Collection: Algerian Shoeshine Boy

Algerian Shoeshine Boy. Date: circa 1907

Background imageWares Collection: Hardware Shop, Baghdad, Iraq

Hardware Shop, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWares Collection: Dudley Street, Seven Dials, from London: A Pilgrimage, 1872 (engraving)

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, from London: A Pilgrimage, 1872 (engraving)
XJF396037 Dudley Street, Seven Dials, from London: A Pilgrimage, 1872 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Foire aux Vieux Souliers; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageWares Collection: Close-up of buildings with windowboxes lining a canal in early morning in Venice, Italy

Close-up of buildings with windowboxes lining a canal in early morning in Venice, Italy

Background imageWares Collection: Dam Amsterdam new Town Hall under Construction

Dam Amsterdam new Town Hall under Construction
The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction, Cityscape with the Dam in Amsterdam with the new city hall under construction, the Waag building and the Nieuwe Kerk

Background imageWares Collection: Vegetable woman praises wares vegetables selling

Vegetable woman praises wares vegetables selling
Vegetable woman praises her wares, vegetables, selling, Johannes Huybertus van Hove Bzn (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1837 - 1881, paper, h 262 mm × w 182 mm

Background imageWares Collection: W. H. Siers Grotemarkt Thousand Vreezen house

W. H. Siers Grotemarkt Thousand Vreezen house
W.H. Siers (?), Grotemarkt with Thousand Vreezen house, Rotterdam, cityscape painting visual material oil painting wood 36.3 w 28.0 (panel)

Background imageWares Collection: Honore porcelain sample catalog Honore Firm

Honore porcelain sample catalog Honore Firm
Honore porcelain sample catalog, Honore (Firm), 19th century, watercolor, gouache, ink, graphite, ca. 1800-1820, The manuscript sample catalog presents seventy-four wares produced by the Parisian

Background imageWares Collection: vendor pipes wares Shinichi Suzuki Japanese 1835

vendor pipes wares Shinichi Suzuki Japanese 1835
A vendor of pipes and other wares; Shinichi Suzuki (Japanese, 1835 - 1919); Japan; about 1873 - 1883; Hand-colored Albumen silver print

Background imageWares Collection: c. 1880s Italy - Italy, probably Sicily street vendors, boys

c. 1880s Italy - Italy, probably Sicily street vendors, boys
c.1880s Italy - southern Italy, probably Sicily street vendor with his wares - boy selling vegetables

Background imageWares Collection: Butchers Shop of J G Randall of Muswell Hill Road, London

Butchers Shop of J G Randall of Muswell Hill Road, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageWares Collection: London Trade Card - Mrs Holts Italian Warehouse

London Trade Card - Mrs Holts Italian Warehouse at the two Olive Posts in the Strand. Selling Italian silks, satins, velvets, damasks, fans, hats, as well as various Italian foodstuffs. 18th century

Background imageWares Collection: Kosovo - Street Market at Pristina

Kosovo - Street Market at Pristina
Street Market at Pristina (Prishtina), the capital and largest city of Kosovo. Date: circa 1906

Background imageWares Collection: Llangwm cockle woman, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Llangwm cockle woman, Haverfordwest, South Wales
An elderly cockle woman from the coastal village of Llangwm rests outside St Marys Church in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. She is on her way to the Portfield area of the town

Background imageWares Collection: A Japanese vegetable seller and Geisha

A Japanese vegetable seller and Geisha
A Japanese vegetable seller, his wares in many baskets hung on a long yolk, sells to a young geisha woman




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"Wares from Around the World: A Captivating Journey through Street Scenes, Markets, and Bazaars" Step into a vibrant street scene in Cairo captured by Charles Robertson, where an array entices passersby with their exotic charm. In Rio de Janeiro, a street vendor skillfully displays his merchandise, offering glimpses into the colorful culture of Brazil. Travel back in time to 1796 through a hand-colored etching showcasing itinerant dealers selling dustable ware, reminding us of the rich history behind these everyday items. Colombo's native boutique invites visitors to explore its treasures and experience Sri Lanka's unique craftsmanship firsthand. Immerse yourself in the bustling Arab bazaar of Tunisia as merchants passionately negotiate over their diverse wares that reflect centuries-old traditions. Transported to the 1930s, sandal sellers captivate our attention with their intricate designs and timeless elegance. Discover Guatemala's Chichicastenango market where local vendors proudly showcase their goods amidst a lively atmosphere filled with colors and scents. Tunisia's Arab bazar beckons explorers with its maze-like alleys brimming with spices, textiles, and other captivating wares waiting to be discovered. Ghent's market offers a glimpse into Belgium's thriving trade history as locals gather around stalls overflowing with fresh produce and artisanal delights. Journey to Baghdad's hardware shop where tools from all corners of Iraq are meticulously arranged, reflecting the importance of craftsmanship in daily life. Montevideo Ciudad Vieja district enchants visitors with its greengrocers' display bursting with vibrant fruits and vegetables that celebrate Uruguay’s agricultural abundance. Finally, step inside East India Pavilion litho from 1893 for an immersive experience surrounded by opulent wares representing India’s rich cultural heritage. From Cairo to Colombo and beyond – join us on this captivating journey around the world through various markets showcasing an incredible variety that tell stories of craftsmanship, culture, and commerce.