Wholesalers Collection

London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catch
Oh My Cod! London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catch. Date: circa 1908

Snail seller in Pompeii (chromolitho)
1094359 Snail seller in Pompeii (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snail seller in Pompeii)

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Page of Victorian printed scraps (coloured engraving)
6030295 Page of Victorian printed scraps (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant, c.1730 (oil on canvas)
7338091 A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739); 127x101.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Quack selling drug, c.1900 (chromolithograph)
7293230 Quack selling drug, c.1900 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Medicine. Pharmacy. Quack selling drug against boldness. Chromo, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Front page of the "Discourse of the Counterfeiters", an account of the privileges granted to the merchants of
AIS5377055 Front page of the "Discourse of the Counterfeiters", an account of the privileges granted to the merchants of Barcelona to the detriment of the military corps of Catalonia

Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken, 1895 (watercolour)
7342206 Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken, 1895 (watercolour) by Esposito, Gaetano (1858-1911) ; 38.4x54.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Clipper Ship Norman Court, c.1868-74 (coloured lithograph, graphite)
7342205 The Clipper Ship Norman Court, c.1868-74 (coloured lithograph, graphite) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 49.5x68.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Clipper Ship West Australian 600 Tons Register, c.1857-60 (lithograph, coloured)
7341952 Clipper Ship West Australian 600 Tons Register, c.1857-60 (lithograph, coloured) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 43.6x63.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print)
7315176 The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The port of Marseilles, France in the mid-18th century)

The clipper ship Solent, 19th century (coloured lithograph)
7341947 The clipper ship Solent, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 30.3x45.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lithograph entitled, Clipper Ship Queen of Clippers 1853 by N Currier, 1853 (lithograph, coloured)
7341679 Lithograph entitled, Clipper Ship Queen of Clippers 1853 by N Currier, 1853 (lithograph, coloured) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Clipper ship Dreadnought off Tuskar Light 12 1/2 days from New York on her celebrated passage into dock at Liverpool in
7342614 Clipper ship Dreadnought off Tuskar Light 12 1/2 days from New York on her celebrated passage into dock at Liverpool in 13 days 11 hours Decr 1854

Clipper ship Dharwar in a rough sea, 19th century (watercolour)
7342200 Clipper ship Dharwar in a rough sea, 19th century (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 42.9x65.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Celebrated Iron Clipper Ship Chile 767 Tons Register, belonging to Messrs Seymour Peacock & Co of London
7342194 The Celebrated Iron Clipper Ship Chile 767 Tons Register, belonging to Messrs Seymour Peacock & Co of London, 1854-61 (coloured lithograph) by Kell Brothers (fl.1868)

Clipper Ship Schomberg (1855), 1854-61 (lithograph)
7342193 Clipper Ship Schomberg (1855), 1854-61 (lithograph) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 55.5x73.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: G.H)

Clipper ship Spray of the Ocean, 19th century (coloured lithograph)
7342192 Clipper ship Spray of the Ocean, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Isaac, John R. (d.1871); 46x59.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C.P)

Clipper ship Duncan Dunbar, 1400 tons, c.1850s (print)
7341949 Clipper ship Duncan Dunbar, 1400 tons, c.1850s (print) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of the clipper ship Shooting Star, late 19th century (coloured lithograoh)
7337536 Portrait of the clipper ship Shooting Star, late 19th century (coloured lithograoh) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 23.5x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute on behalf of the United States to the Dey of Algiers
UIG5419601 Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute on behalf of the United States to the Dey of Algiers. The tribute secured exemption from capture for U.S. merchant ships in the Mediterranean

The infamous hat known as the Cagliostro or the Queen's necklace
5856316 The infamous hat known as the Cagliostro or the Queen's necklace.; (add.info.: The infamous hat known as the Cagliostro or the Queen's necklace)

The famous hairstyle inspired by the Belle Poule, a naval frigate that distinguished itself in combat in 1778
5856315 The famous hairstyle inspired by the Belle Poule, a naval frigate that distinguished itself in combat in 1778.; (add.info.: The famous hairstyle inspired by the Belle Poule)

The Queen in grey-white half-mourning dress
5856345 The Queen in grey-white half-mourning dress.; (add.info.: The Queen in grey-white half-mourning dress. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in English-ingenue headdress with feathers, and woman with hedgehog hairstyle and lazy-woman bonnet
5856339 Woman in English-ingenue headdress with feathers, and woman with hedgehog hairstyle and lazy-woman bonnet.; (add.info.: Woman in English-ingenue headdress with feathers)

Woman wearing a dress of English silk with hair in the councillor style
5856335 Woman wearing a dress of English silk with hair in the councillor style.; (add.info.: Woman wearing a dress of English silk with hair in the councillor style)

Woman in puce taffeta caraco over a petticoat of pink taffeta
5856334 Woman in puce taffeta caraco over a petticoat of pink taffeta.; (add.info.: Woman in puce taffeta caraco over a petticoat of pink taffeta)

Man in wool redingote in the colour of London-chimney soot with sailor sleeves
5856323 Man in wool redingote in the colour of London-chimney soot with sailor sleeves.; (add.info.: Man in wool redingote in the colour of London-chimney soot with sailor sleeves)

The clipper Ellen Rodger, 1858 (oil on canvas)
7338118 The clipper Ellen Rodger, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Barr, G.R. (19th-20th century); 61x86.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659
5614421 Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659; (add.info.: Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant)

Advertising for Bookstore, stationery " Sales" in Carcassonne: two customers buy books from the seller
JAB5037139 Advertising for Bookstore, stationery " Sales" in Carcassonne: two customers buy books from the seller

Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982321 Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kiyomizu At Kioto - Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Colporter - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981258 Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Saving used books in a street in the United States, years 1800. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827680 Saving used books in a street in the United States, years 1800. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Saving used books in a street in the United States, years 1800)

Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America
NWI4826562 Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century
NWI4826186 American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Paris: Book makers on the Seine, 1900
LUX4817868 Paris: Book makers on the Seine, 1900; (add.info.: Paris: Book makers on the Seine, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865
LUX4818131 Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865; (add.info.: Quebec: Studio portrait of an Indian selling baskets, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4826873 Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts)

Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s
NWI4826784 Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825928 French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century
NWI4827866 Fur merchants manoeuvring in the fast currents of a river, United States or Canada, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827767 Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway)

United States, Connecticut: Statehouse Square outdoor walk on the eve of Thanksgiving in Hartford, 1870
NWI4964737 United States, Connecticut: Statehouse Square outdoor walk on the eve of Thanksgiving in Hartford, 1870. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of California: Mercanti in front of the Saloon Empire during the gold rush in San Francisco, 1850
NWI4964573 United States, State of California: Mercanti in front of the Saloon Empire during the gold rush in San Francisco, 1850

The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800
NWI4855546 The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800. Color lithography

Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4864328 Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Palace of Komei (1831-1867), Emperor of Japan, in Kyoto, years 1850

Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca
ICA4841512 Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - The misunderstood inventor - Modernite, Technique, Rue alley

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Wholesalers have long played a vital role in the bustling city of London. In the heart of this vibrant metropolis, at Billingsgate Fish Market, they stand amidst an impressive array of fresh catches from the sea. The scene is reminiscent of a bygone era, captured on a page of Victorian printed scraps, with its vividly colored engravings. Venturing further into the historical tapestry, we find ourselves transported to Columbia Market where a lively fish auction takes place. The air is filled with anticipation as buyers and sellers engage in spirited bidding wars over prized specimens. Meanwhile, in Quito circa 1865, another type of wholesaler emerges - one selling succulent fruits depicted delicately through watercolor strokes. However, not all depictions are idyllic or devoid of prejudice. A print from 1909 reveals an antisemitic cartoon titled "Everything must pay off" set within a cosmopolitan bazaar. This serves as a stark reminder that even they were not immune to societal biases and discrimination during certain periods. Delving deeper into history's annals brings us face-to-face with extraordinary events such as the sighting of a sperm whale washed up on Noordwijk beach in December 1614. Captured on oil panel artwork dating back centuries ago, it reminds us that nature can be both awe-inspiring and unpredictable. Shifting gears to more contemporary times, we encounter advertisements like David Jones' enticing offers for discerning shoppers seeking quality goods at competitive prices. These promotions highlight how wholesalers continue to adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer demands. Yet wholesaling extends beyond mere commerce; it intertwines with significant historical moments like the Franco-Prussian War's Siege of Paris in 1870-1871. Wholesalers navigated these tumultuous times while ensuring essential supplies reached those affected by conflict. Intriguingly enough, even miniature worlds hold glimpses into wholesale trade.