Bouteille Collection

Assouade and Soufflacul, carnival customs, 19th century (engraving)
8822163 Assouade and Soufflacul, carnival customs, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assouade (Donkey Tower) and Soufflacul (Soufflaculs)

The morning after the Saint Firmin Festival, New York 1875 (engraving)
8679737 The morning after the Saint Firmin Festival, New York 1875 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); 15, 6x11, 6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Partial background vases: aiguiere (ewer), bottle (bottle) with rear side decorated with a pastoral scene and burette
FLO4633499 Partial background vases: aiguiere (ewer), bottle (bottle) with rear side decorated with a pastoral scene and burette (pitcher)

Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE
DUV4206535 Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera
FLO4661966 English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera House

Two drunks at a table, one raising a glass of wine to his inebriated, sleeping companion
FLO4717914 Two drunks at a table, one raising a glass of wine to his inebriated, sleeping companion. On the table a letter from Lord Bute

Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration)
8822168 Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter: X (Xeres). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203863 Letter: X (Xeres). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Cantiniere de la garde nationale - Sutler to the National Guard, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet
FLO4658470 Cantiniere de la garde nationale - Sutler to the National Guard, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet, green shawl, with black apron

Costume of a Druze woman, Palestine, 19th century. She wears turban headdress with scarf, long jacket, tunic
FLO4656045 Costume of a Druze woman, Palestine, 19th century. She wears turban headdress with scarf, long jacket, tunic, sash belt, skirts and pantaloons, and holds a bowl and bottle

Letter D Distillator (spirits, liqueurs, perfumes). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et
DUV4211442 Letter D Distillator (spirits, liqueurs, perfumes). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Scotch Politics: To be read backward, like a Witch's Prayer. Three figures sobbing Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
FLO4718265 Scotch Politics: To be read backward, like a Witch's Prayer. Three figures sobbing Edmund Burke (1729-1797), sleeping Scotch MacDonald and robber North

Three friends enjoying true contentment from a single bottle of wine. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718168 Three friends enjoying true contentment from a single bottle of wine. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving)
6437874 The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion)

Rustics laughing as they share a bootle of liquor. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy
FLO4717820 Rustics laughing as they share a bootle of liquor. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) from Human Passions Delineated, John Haywood

English dandies visiting a friend in a Whistling Shop (gin palace) in Fleet Prison (debtor's gaol)
FLO4662140 English dandies visiting a friend in a Whistling Shop (gin palace) in Fleet Prison (debtor's gaol). Tom and Jerry visiting Logic " on board the Fleet." Handcoloured

English dandies at the home of a bankrupt friend as he is evicted for debt
FLO4662124 English dandies at the home of a bankrupt friend as he is evicted for debt. Tom and Jerry taking the hint at Logic's beling blown up at Point Nonplus or long wanted by John Doe

Letters X and Z: Xeres and Zelee. Engraving in " Usual alphabet "
DUV4207450 Letters X and Z: Xeres and Zelee. Engraving in " Usual alphabet ". Illustrations on the theme of qualities and defects in children. A. Quantin, printer-publisher, 1885

The fee of the vine holds a bunch of grapes, at its feet a broken bottle and a drunk bird holding a glass of wine - Eau
FLO4637700 The fee of the vine holds a bunch of grapes, at its feet a broken bottle and a drunk bird holding a glass of wine - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Dinner-table accidents in a restaurant. Gentleman dropping a full plate on a lady's lap
FLO4679193 Dinner-table accidents in a restaurant. Gentleman dropping a full plate on a lady's lap, waiter opening a bottle of beer in a customer's face, another waiter knocking a diner, etc

A fashionable woman at the dinner table feeds her pampered spaniel Azor with a chicken wing
FLO4677753 A fashionable woman at the dinner table feeds her pampered spaniel Azor with a chicken wing, the chambermaid eats a herring from a plate on her knees

Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel
FLO4689489 Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

Woman in perfume bottle costume with tassled hat and hoop dress with label Quelles Fleurs
FLO4684467 Woman in perfume bottle costume with tassled hat and hoop dress with label Quelles Fleurs. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis"

Regency students at a drunken party in Alban Hall, Oxford University. Oxford Transport
FLO4618874 Regency students at a drunken party in Alban Hall, Oxford University. Oxford Transport, or Albanians doing penance for Past Offences

English Georgian dandy and belle dancing a waltz while a man plays the piano in a parlour
FLO4662008 English Georgian dandy and belle dancing a waltz while a man plays the piano in a parlour. An Introduction: Gay moments of Logic, Jerry, Tom and Corinthian Kate

Charcoal carriers fight in front of a drink flow, a woman tries to separate them
FLO4718580 Charcoal carriers fight in front of a drink flow, a woman tries to separate them, under the gaze of an oyster flicker - Eau forte from an illustration by Victor Auver

English gentlemen slumming it in a gin shop with beggar and baby, cobblers and thieves
FLO4661942 English gentlemen slumming it in a gin shop with beggar and baby, cobblers and thieves. Tom and Jerry taking Blue Ruin after the Spell is broke up

Man laughing out loud while holding his belly, 1890 (illustration)
7415614 Man laughing out loud while holding his belly, 1890 (illustration) by Salieres, Narcisse (1818-1908); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Card Players, 1890 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4645685 The Card Players, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 47x57 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Card Players. Painting by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906 ), 1890

Lunch at the restaurant Fournaise or the rowers lunch, 1875-1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4583299 Lunch at the restaurant Fournaise or the rowers lunch, 1875-1876 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Parquet planers, 1875 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4653400 Parquet planers, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 102x146 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Parquet planers)

Letter B: Breton, Belier, Drinker, Beef, Butcher. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209742 Letter B: Breton, Belier, Drinker, Beef, Butcher. engraving in " Alphabet". Finished printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher

Couple languidly in lace - drawing, Germany, 1908
LSE4093685 Couple languidly in lace - drawing, Germany, 1908 by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Couple languidly in lace - drawing)

Bottle of Benedictine. (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975924 Bottle of Benedictine. (Illustration, circa 1930) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power supply)

Cartoon depicting American president Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), sucking a bottle
LSE4330456 Cartoon depicting American president Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), sucking a bottle, near a wooden horse and a paper wreath labelled " caesar"

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouteille; Bottle; Flasche (engraving)
7195018 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouteille; Bottle; Flasche (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouteille; Bottle; Flasche)

ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES frog, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206913 ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES frog, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: G: Frog)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouteille (de Leyde); Leyden-jar; Leydener Flasche (engraving)
7195019 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bouteille (de Leyde); Leyden-jar; Leydener Flasche (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French gentleman in hunting suit, 18th century, based on a painting by Charles Andre or Carle Van Loo (1705-1765)
FLO4616796 French gentleman in hunting suit, 18th century, based on a painting by Charles Andre or Carle Van Loo (1705-1765)

The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party
FLO4690400 The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party

The swan and the cook (Le cygne et le cuisinier) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214286 The swan and the cook (Le cygne et le cuisinier) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Une reclame bien moderne: le ballon-bouteille, (Ballon construit par M Lachambre) (engraving)
5228469 Une reclame bien moderne: le ballon-bouteille, (Ballon construit par M Lachambre) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une reclame bien moderne)

Johnny at a sporting finale: Johnny with candlesticks leaves three drunken hunters asleep in a dining room with empty
FLO4999844 Johnny at a sporting finale: Johnny with candlesticks leaves three drunken hunters asleep in a dining room with empty wine bottles and sleeping hounds

The skeleton of Death brings a fatal Dainty Dish to a gluttonous feast in a grand hall
FLO4690440 The skeleton of Death brings a fatal Dainty Dish to a gluttonous feast in a grand hall. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death

Bottle depicting a dentist (ceramic)
XIR212992 Bottle depicting a dentist (ceramic) by French School, (18th century); Musee du Ranquet, Clermont-Ferrand, France; French, out of copyright

Electrical machine, Voltaic pile, Leyden jar
Electrical machine 1, Voltaic pile 2, Leyden jar 3, and electrical stool 4. Physique: machine electrique, pistolet de Volta, bouteille de Leyde, tabouret electrique

The skeleton of Death grinds slow poison in the Quack Doctors shop, as the quack pours a fatal remedy in a bottle
FLO4690467 The skeleton of Death grinds slow poison in the Quack Doctors shop, as the quack pours a fatal remedy in a bottle

Skeleton with crown, spear and hourglass seated on a globe above various lethal weapons, pistols, knives
FLO4690104 Skeleton with crown, spear and hourglass seated on a globe above various lethal weapons, pistols, knives, poisons and drugs

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"Bouteille: Uncorking Old Sherry and Other Artistic Revelries" In the whimsical world of art, the bouteille takes center stage, captivating our senses with its rich history and diverse representations. From a man laughing out loud while holding his belly in an 1890 illustration to the intense card players immortalized on canvas that same year, this humble vessel has witnessed countless moments of joy and camaraderie. Transporting us back to 1875, we find ourselves amidst rowers enjoying a leisurely lunch at the renowned restaurant Fournaise. The scene comes alive through vibrant oil strokes, as if inviting us to join their merriment. Meanwhile, parquet planers diligently work away in another masterpiece from that era - their tools resting beside them as they perhaps dream of sharing a well-deserved drink from a bouteille. The letter B brings forth an intriguing engraving titled "Alphabet, " showcasing various associations with this beloved object. Breton, Belier (ram), Drinker - all intertwined within this visual tapestry alongside Beef and Butcher. A true testament to the versatility and cultural significance attached to every sip taken from these vessels throughout time. A couple languidly adorned in lace transports us further into history; their delicate embrace captured in a German drawing dating back to 1908, and is easy to imagine them indulging in fine wines poured meticulously into elegant glass bottles like those depicted in illustrations circa 1930 featuring Benedictine liqueur. Yet not all tales told by they are light-hearted or celebratory. In Agagogo's conference held between French ship crew members and Portuguese traders during Gabon's dark past, bottles of wine lay scattered on wrapping paper-covered floors - silent witnesses to discussions surrounding human suffering. Even political cartoons found inspiration in these vessels; Ulysses Grant sucking on a bottle while attempting to build himself a throne using wooden blocks, a comical representation of power and ambition.