Bidding Collection

Departure of the Emigrant Ship Lizzie Webber, 1852
Engraving showing the two-masted emigrant ship, Lizzie Webber, leaving Sunderland for Australia, 1852. This was the first emigrant ship to make that passage

The selling of a wife, 1850
3478726 The selling of a wife, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the selling of a wife to the highest bidder. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

Transportation: Convict in chains bidding farewel, perhaps for every, before being rowed out to join the convict ship
537640 Transportation: Convict in chains bidding farewel, perhaps for every, before being rowed out to join the convict ship bound for Australia

Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction (engraving)
8634795 Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction)

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)

Boxing, Benny Lynch v Small Montana (b/w photo)
8671602 Boxing, Benny Lynch v Small Montana (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boxing, Benny Lynch v Small Montana)

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

At an Auction of Pictures Cornhill, 1792. Creator: John Nixon
At an Auction of Pictures Cornhill, 1792. A man with glasses and a tricorne hat, a catalogue in his hand, at an auction of paintings

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

Opening of bids, Navy Dept. Bureau of Accts, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Opening of bids, Navy Dept. Bureau of Accts, between 1910 and 1920. USA

Bidding at the Auction - The Family Friend magazine Feb 1873 Date: 1873

Eastward Ho! by Henry Nelson O'Neil
Eastward Ho! Soldiers bidding farewell to family members as they set out for India, at the time of the Mutiny (War of Independence). Date: 1857

Off For the War Unionist (northern) soldier bidding farewell to his family before leaving for the American Civil War
536312 Off For the War Unionist (northern) soldier bidding farewell to his family before leaving for the American Civil War. After lithograph by Currier & Ives. by Currier, N

The Ashanti Expedition, the Queen bidding Farewell to the Scots Guards at Windsor, 27 November (litho)
1100452 The Ashanti Expedition, the Queen bidding Farewell to the Scots Guards at Windsor, 27 November (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More bidding Farewell to his Favourite Daughter (b / w photo)
6002689 Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More bidding Farewell to his Favourite Daughter (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bidding at the Fish Market, Triangle of Bergen (oil on canvas)
742151 Bidding at the Fish Market, Triangle of Bergen (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); 42x77 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mange om budet)

Bidding at the auction (engraving)
7161026 Bidding at the auction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bidding at the auction)

Robert Clive at the Battle of Arcot (coloured engraving)
7153263 Robert Clive at the Battle of Arcot (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Clive at the Battle of Arcot)

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

The small servant needed no second bidding (engraving)
5198293 The small servant needed no second bidding (engraving) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The small servant needed no second bidding)

The Banquet to Sir John Tenniel, Mr Balfour bidding Good-Night to the Guest of the Evening (litho)
1040410 The Banquet to Sir John Tenniel, Mr Balfour bidding Good-Night to the Guest of the Evening (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Saved", a Scene during the Reign of Terror at Constantinople (litho)
1051080 " Saved", a Scene during the Reign of Terror at Constantinople (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Saved")

Egypt after the War, the Honourable Mark Napier bidding Farewell to Arabi
1043903 Egypt after the War, the Honourable Mark Napier bidding Farewell to Arabi and his Fellow-Exiles on their Embarkation at Suez for Ceylon (engraving) by English School

Laurence Saunders the Martyr bidding farewell to his child (engraving)
973049 Laurence Saunders the Martyr bidding farewell to his child (engraving) by Cope, Charles West (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Admiral Keppel, Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, bidding Farewell to the Arctic Ships off the Eddystone (engraving)
1611828 Admiral Keppel, Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, bidding Farewell to the Arctic Ships off the Eddystone (engraving) by English School

Scenes in Ladysmith after the Siege (b / w photo)
1599543 Scenes in Ladysmith after the Siege (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes in Ladysmith after the Siege)

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

The Last Day of the Sale (oil on canvas)
THA15375 The Last Day of the Sale (oil on canvas) by O Neill, George Bernard (1828-1917); 73.7x113 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly (colour litho)
2803036 White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly (colour litho) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) & George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly)

Socrates bidding farewell to his friends (engraving)
2792641 Socrates bidding farewell to his friends (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates bidding farewell to his friends)

Departure of the Czar and Czaritsa for France (b / w photo)
1629122 Departure of the Czar and Czaritsa for France (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Departure of the Czar and Czaritsa for France)

King Edward VII bidding Farewell to the German Emperor at Charing Cross Station on 5 February (litho)
1593908 King Edward VII bidding Farewell to the German Emperor at Charing Cross Station on 5 February (litho) by Amato, G.S

The Transvaal Crisis, Departure of Troops from Aldershot and Southampton (b / w photo)
1592650 The Transvaal Crisis, Departure of Troops from Aldershot and Southampton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Crisis)

The Cultivation of Tobacco in England (engraving)
1038337 The Cultivation of Tobacco in England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cultivation of Tobacco in England)

A Royal Send-Off, the Duke of Connaught bidding Farewell to the Second Detachment of the CIV (litho)
1048728 A Royal Send-Off, the Duke of Connaught bidding Farewell to the Second Detachment of the CIV (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Departure of Lord Strathconas Horse from Ottawa (litho)
1048418 The Departure of Lord Strathconas Horse from Ottawa (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Departure of Lord Strathconas Horse from Ottawa)

Troops for Egypt, Her Majesty the Queen bidding Adieu to the Officers of the Royal West Kent Regiment (Queens Own)
1061013 Troops for Egypt, Her Majesty the Queen bidding Adieu to the Officers of the Royal West Kent Regiment (Queens Own) on Board the " Catalonia" at Portsmouth (engraving)

The Reinforcements for India, Royal Visit to the "Jumna"Troopship at Portsmouth (engraving)
1060202 The Reinforcements for India, Royal Visit to the " Jumna" Troopship at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School

The South African War, Campaigning, and after (b / w photo)
1600595 The South African War, Campaigning, and after (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The South African War, Campaigning, and after)

The little Beatrix bidding young Henry to come, too, with her parents, Viscount and My Lady Castlewood (engraving)
3625608 The little Beatrix bidding young Henry to come, too, with her parents, Viscount and My Lady Castlewood (engraving) by Thomson

Bull and Mouth Inn: Bob bidding adieu to his friends and life in London (coloured engraving)
607589 Bull and Mouth Inn: Bob bidding adieu to his friends and life in London (coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bull and Mouth Inn)

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi! (colour litho)
2808833 Sic Transit Gloria Mundi! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi)

Sale of Mr Lawrence Drews Draught Horses at Merryton, near Glasgow (engraving)
1616619 Sale of Mr Lawrence Drews Draught Horses at Merryton, near Glasgow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scenes from the Life of Jefferson Davis (engraving)
1596331 Scenes from the Life of Jefferson Davis (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Life of Jefferson Davis)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Bidding: A Reflection of Departures and Farewells" In the 19th century, bidding took on various forms, capturing poignant moments of departure and farewell. The artworks and illustrations from that era provide a glimpse into the diverse contexts in which bidding played a significant role. One such portrayal is seen in "Departure of the Emigrant Ship Lizzie Webber, 1852. " As families bid adieu to their homeland, hope mingled with uncertainty as they embarked on a journey towards new horizons. Similarly, "Bidding at the Auction - The Family Friend magazine Feb 1873" showcases individuals engaging in spirited bids for prized possessions, highlighting both excitement and apprehension. The painting "Eastward Ho. " by Henry Nelson O'Neil portrays soldiers bidding farewell before venturing into war during the American Civil War. With heavy hearts and determined spirits, these Unionist soldiers left behind loved ones to fight for their beliefs. The engraving titled "Une vente d'esclaves à Rio-de-Janeiro" sheds light on a darker aspect – one where human lives were traded as commodities. This scene depicts an auction where enslaved individuals were bought and sold against their will, exposing the cruelty inherent in such transactions. Contrasting this somber image is Sarah Bernhardt's portrayal in "La Tosca, " captured through an engraving. Here we witness her captivating performance commanding attention from bidders who eagerly vie for her talents on stage—a stark contrast to those whose lives were subject to auction blocks. "The Babylonian Marriage Market" by Edwin Long explores yet another facet of bidding—an ancient practice wherein women were offered up for marriage based on wealth or status. This thought-provoking oil painting raises questions about societal norms surrounding love and relationships throughout history. Moving forward chronologically, we encounter scenes like "Slaves for sale: a scene in New Orleans, " illustrating slave auctions that perpetuated deep-rooted injustices.