Auctioneer Collection

Chichester Cattle Market, c1962
Cow auction at Chichester Cattle Market Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 0445/9

Christies Auction Room, aquatinted by J
BAL32954 Christies Auction Room, aquatinted by J. Bluck (fl.1791-1819) from Ackermanns Microcosm of London Vol 1, pub. 1809 (aquatint) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market - 4
Bakewell, Derbyshire Cattle Market. An auctioneer holds his gavel to knock down each sale. He stands above the sheep pens during an auction Date: 1994

Sale of paintings from the Cook Collection, Sothebys 1958
Scene at Sothebys auctioneers during the sale of paintings from the collection of Sir Francis Cook. The lot seen under the hammer is The Madonna and Child by Andrea Brescianino which fetched 200

The Auction, 1910 (oil on canvas)
BAL91237 The Auction, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Spielter, Carl Johann (1851-1922); 88.9x142.2 cm; Private Collection; Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; German, out of copyright

Auctioneer on a Christmas and New Year card, with a lot of financial puns in the verse. Date: circa 1890s

Scene from an auction, 1835 (oil on canvas)
8714411 Scene from an auction, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Marstrand, Wilhelm (1810-73); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Wilhelm Marstrand).

Trade card for William Underhay, auctioneer, land and estate agent, London (litho)
8677604 Trade card for William Underhay, auctioneer, land and estate agent, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for William Underhay)

Sale in Christie's Auction Rooms, London (b/w photo)
8676195 Sale in Christie's Auction Rooms, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sale in Christie's Auction Rooms, London)

Sale room of Christie, Manson and Woods (engraving)
8677121 Sale room of Christie, Manson and Woods (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sale room of Christie, Manson and Woods)

The new "Tattersall's" at Knightsbridge-Green, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The new "Tattersall's" at Knightsbridge-Green, [London], 1864. Auctioneer of race horses. 'The front displays a central gateway, with pediments beautifully carved

Abolition du tarif - Adjudication au rabais -ler cocher: 3f la course -2em cocher... 1866. Creator: Cham
Abolition du tarif - Adjudication au rabais -ler cocher: 3f la course -2em cocher: 1f 25c -3e cocher: 1f -4em cocher: 0.75c

Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. The sale of the valuable presents received during the late tour of his Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor-General

Picture Sale at Messrs. Christie and Manson's, King-Street, St. James's, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Picture Sale at Messrs. Christie and Manson's, King-Street, St. James's, [London], 1856....one of the great attractions of every London season; for to the man of art, letters, and leisure

First Sale of Sugar in the Market Square of D'Urban, Port Natal, 1856. Creator: Unknown
First Sale of Sugar in the Market Square of D'Urban, Port Natal, 1856. Durban, South Africa: The waggons contain the sugar in bags; and one of the proprietors, Mr. H. Milner, J.P

L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: Les Marchands, 1863. Creator: Charles Maurand
L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: Les Marchands, 1863

L'Hotel des ventes: le Commissaire-priseur, 1863. Creator: Charles Maurand
L'Hotel des ventes: le Commissaire-priseur, 1863

L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: L'Expert, 1863. Creator: Charles Maurand
L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: L'Expert, 1863

Les Amateurs de tableaux a l'hotel Bouillon, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
Les Amateurs de tableaux a l'hotel Bouillon, 1862

L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: Le Crieur public, 1864. Creator: Charles Maurand
L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: Le Crieur public, 1864

Portrait of Jean-Louis Bréart, auctioneer in Paris, between 1701 and 1800. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Jean-Louis Breart, auctioneer in Paris, between 1701 and 1800

Portrait de Pierre-Jacques Bréart, huissier commissaire-priseur au Châtelet de Paris, c1760. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Portrait de Pierre-Jacques Breart, huissier commissaire-priseur au Chatelet de Paris, c1760

Public sale of paintings, c1785. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Public sale of paintings, c1785

The Auction House: The Auctioneer, 1863, printed 1920. Creator: Charles Maurand
The Auction House: The Auctioneer, 1863, printed 1920

The Auction House: The Auctioneer, 1864, printed 1920. Creator: Charles Maurand
The Auction House: The Auctioneer, 1864, printed 1920

Les amateurs de tableaux à l'hôtel Bouillon, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Si... 1862, printed 1920
Les amateurs de tableaux a l'hotel Bouillon, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois, 1862, printed 1920

As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco... Douglas, Georgia, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco in the warehouse, the price is immediately recorded, and the farmers go to the "money box" to get their money

The International Exhibition: "The Auction - Last Day of the Sale", by G.B. O'Neil, 1862. Creator: E
The International Exhibition: "The Auction - Last Day of the Sale", by G.B. O'Neil, 1862. Auction after a clergyman's death....the aged partner and his comely daughter

A Sale At The Barbican
A painting of a crowd of bidders wearing colourful coats, attending a horse market sale at the Barbican in Aldersgate. The auctioneer can be seen in the box at the back. Date: circa 1912

Edmund Tattersall - portrait standing
3919260 Edmund Tattersall - portrait standing; (add.info.: Edmund Tattersall - portrait standing. Vanity Fair caricature by Lib (real name Liberio Prosperi, 1854-1928)

"Hammered!"(litho)
7179940 " Hammered!" (litho) by Cowper, Max (1860-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Hammered!" Illustration for London Town Past and Present by W W Hutchins (Cassell)

The Common Lot (engraving)
7167107 The Common Lot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Common Lot. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Commissaire de Police; Commissary of Police; Polizeicommissar (engraving)
7195467 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Commissaire de Police; Commissary of Police; Polizeicommissar (engraving) by European School

"The auctioneers young man"(engraving)
7170570 " The auctioneers young man" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Crace Stevens, owner of Stevenss Auction House, London (b / w photo)
7185977 John Crace Stevens, owner of Stevenss Auction House, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Crace Stevens (1800-1859)

Stevenss Auction Rooms, London (litho)
7185978 Stevenss Auction Rooms, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stevenss Auction Rooms, 38 King Street, Covent Garden, London, founded in 1760)

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Sale at the Encheres in the 19th century Anonymous painting of the French School
JLJ4584917 Sale at the Encheres in the 19th century Anonymous painting of the French School. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christies Auction Room, from Microcosm of London by J
570549 Christies Auction Room, from Microcosm of London by J. Bluck, published by R. Ackermann, 1808 (coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C

A Sale at Tattersall s, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377546 A Sale at Tattersall s, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-94) & engraved by Pannemaker, pub

Christies Auction Room, illustration from Microcosm of London by R
661042 Christies Auction Room, illustration from Microcosm of London by R. Ackermann, 1808 (colour litho) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

The auction of the Beasts of the Schneider Circus in Naples (Colour Litho)
2783588 The auction of the Beasts of the Schneider Circus in Naples (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Day of Fashion - In the Morning Drop In at Christie s, pub
2637007 A Day of Fashion - In the Morning Drop In at Christie s, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Frognal Priory
View of Frognal Priory, built in 1818 by John Thompson, a retired auctioneer. The house, on an elevated site with extensive views, had Gothic crenellations, Renaissance windows, Dutch gables

Tattersalls
View of the courtyard of old Tattersalls, the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner

English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura

A Horse Sale at Hopkinss Repository, Barbican, c. 1798-1800 (pen
XYC238966 A Horse Sale at Hopkinss Repository, Barbican, c.1798-1800 (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 27x40 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Horse Sale at the Barbican (see also 10003)
RMS68797 Horse Sale at the Barbican (see also 10003) by Bevan, Robert Polhill (1865-1925); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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"The Art of the Auctioneer: A Glimpse into the World of Bidding" Step back in time to Chichester Cattle Market, c1962, where the rhythmic chant of an auctioneer filled the air, captivating both buyers and sellers alike. In Christies Auction Room, delicately aquatinted by J. , a symphony of whispers accompanied each stroke of the gavel as masterpieces changed hands with grace and precision. The Sale of paintings from the Cook Collection at Sothebys in 1958 was a spectacle that left art enthusiasts breathless. Each brushstroke held immense value as bidders vied for these coveted treasures. Transporting us further back in time is "The Auction, " an oil on canvas masterpiece from 1910. The auctioneer's commanding presence demanded attention as he orchestrated bids with finesse and flair. Even Christmas and New Year cards embraced this timeless profession, showcasing an auctioneer amidst festive cheer—a reminder that auctions transcend seasons. At The Barbican's bustling sale, excitement permeated every corner. Furniture, trinkets, and memories found new homes while eager bidders sought hidden gems within its eclectic offerings. A garden transformed into a stage for a house clearance auction—an enchanting setting where nostalgia mingled with anticipation as belongings whispered stories to potential owners. Edmund Tattersall stood tall in his portrait—his gaze reflecting years spent perfecting his craft. His legacy lives on through generations who continue to carry forth his passion for auctions. Bakewell's Derbyshire Cattle Market witnessed lively exchanges between farmers and traders—their animated voices blending harmoniously with cattle calls echoing through the market square. Boscawen Street view captured Truro's vibrant past—a city steeped in history where auctions were not just transactions but cultural events connecting communities across time. Richard Tattersall Jr.