Shelves Collection (#7)

Interior of English silver or jewellery shop (b / w photo)
5987039 Interior of English silver or jewellery shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of English silver or jewellery shop)

Woman shopkeeper in a tobbaconists (b / w photo)
6029806 Woman shopkeeper in a tobbaconists (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman shopkeeper in a tobbaconist s.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods, c1920 (colour litho)
6029743 Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods, c1920 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods)

Ackermanns Library for Works of Art, pub. 1815 (hand coloured engraving)
5055696 Ackermanns Library for Works of Art, pub. 1815 (hand coloured engraving) by Pugin, Augustus Charles (1762-1832) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ackermanns Library for Works of Art)

Working Gold for Fine Jewellery Articles, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)
833707 Working Gold for Fine Jewellery Articles, c.1825 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses
872470 Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacture, Fashions and Politics, pub

House of Commons Library, London, 1890 (photo)
DGC398059 House of Commons Library, London, 1890 (photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; British, out of copyright

Woman and a young man in a library of the Museum of Safety Appliances of the American
MNY380916 Woman and a young man in a library of the Museum of Safety Appliances of the American Institute of Social Service, New York

Thomas Edison in his library, 1904 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381395 Thomas Edison in his library, 1904 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 19.2x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Will R. Barnes reclined on a couch with a dog in his library / studio
MNY381324 Will R. Barnes reclined on a couch with a dog in his library/ studio, 1903 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

College Library, Dublin, 1793 (hand-coloured engraving)
740367 College Library, Dublin, 1793 (hand-coloured engraving) by Malton, James (1761-1803); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Two Shop-Front Designs: A Perfume Sellers and a Toyshop, c. 1880-95 (colour litho)
STC414267 Two Shop-Front Designs: A Perfume Sellers and a Toyshop, c.1880-95 (colour litho) by Binet, Rene (1866-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Comic postcard, Woman at a lending library Date: 20th century

Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099070 Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory)

1940s Housewife Holding a Jar of Canned Lima Beans, 1942 (screen print)
3034718 1940s Housewife Holding a Jar of Canned Lima Beans, 1942 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

Poster for the Citizens Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, pub. 1862 (colour litho)
2646260 Poster for the Citizens Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, pub. 1862 (colour litho) by Queen, James Fuller (1824-c.1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hospital opened on September 5)

Fireplace with mirror and display shelves in the Aesthetic style, c. 1870s (w / c on paper)
489254 Fireplace with mirror and display shelves in the Aesthetic style, c.1870s (w/c on paper) by Jeckyll, Thomas (1827-81); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Now Allied to Britain and France: the Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in Petrograd
STC312632 Now Allied to Britain and France: the Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in Petrograd, from The Illustrated War News (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Examining a book outside a second hand bookshop on a wet winter evening
STC347603 Examining a book outside a second hand bookshop on a wet winter evening, Bloomsbury (sepia photo) by English Photographer

Woman in a Bookshop, design for a Yellow Book cover (unused) c
STC102396 Woman in a Bookshop, design for a Yellow Book cover (unused) c.1894-5 (engraving) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Advert, Atwater Kent Model 20 Radio. 1926

The library of Louis XVI (1754-93) decorated in 1781 by Rousseau under the direction of
XIR212872 The library of Louis XVI (1754-93) decorated in 1781 by Rousseau under the direction of Gabriel (photo) by French School, (18th century); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French

The Morning Room, Bowden Hall, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester (w / c & pencil on paper)
CJP190720 The Morning Room, Bowden Hall, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester (w/c & pencil on paper) by Birchall, John Dearman (d.1897)

Interior of a French country kitchen, late 19th century (colour litho)
STC225717 Interior of a French country kitchen, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Ming-Tang Tea Store dealing fragrant Tenderleaf Tea (w / c & gouache on paper)
PEM219481 Ming-Tang Tea Store dealing fragrant Tenderleaf Tea (w/c & gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Chinese Medicine, c. 1830 (gouache on paper)
PEM219461 Chinese Medicine, c.1830 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

The Library at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1891 (w / c)
MAL75153 The Library at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1891 (w/c) by Nicholson, W. (fl.1891); 38.1x55.9 cm; Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The Interior of a China Shop, c. 1836 (w / c)
DRE72985 The Interior of a China Shop, c.1836 (w/c) by Best, Mary Ellen (1809-91); 27.3x29.8 cm; Private Collection; eDreweatt Neate Fine Art Auctioneers, Newbury, Berks, UK; English, out of copyright

Woman illuminating the Book of the Prudent and Imprudent by Catherine d
LSE930588 Woman illuminating the Book of the Prudent and Imprudent by Catherine d Amboise, 1509 (vellum) by French School

Woman illuminating the Book of the Prudent and Imprudent by Catherine d
LSE930590 Woman illuminating the Book of the Prudent and Imprudent by Catherine d Amboise, 1509 (vellum) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris

Regency breakfront open bookcase, early 19th century (mahogany)
909135 Regency breakfront open bookcase, early 19th century (mahogany) by English School, (19th century); 232.5x214.5x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XVI red-japanned shelf (lacquered wood)
753006 Louis XVI red-japanned shelf (lacquered wood) by French School, (18th century); 60x43x13 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: decorated with bouquets of stylized flowers, birds)

Drying tea indoors, China. Date: 1851

Books and Scholars Accoutrements (ink & colour on silk)
5846775 Books and Scholars Accoutrements (ink & colour on silk) by Yi Taek-gyun (1808- after 1883); 197.5x395 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Ten-panel folding screen)

Bonzo toys on sale in a London shop, Christmas 1924
Plush toys of Bonzo, the cartoon dog created by George Studdy in The Sketch magazine, lined up for sale in a London store, . Christmas 1924

The Studio, 9 Melbury Road, Kensington (b / w photo)
STC439615 The Studio, 9 Melbury Road, Kensington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Doctor, an allegorical costume design, after an image engraved by one of
CHT176055 The Doctor, an allegorical costume design, after an image engraved by one of the Larmessin family, c.1640-84 (coloured engraving) by French School

Shop Scene (w / c & gouache on paper)
PEM216852 Shop Scene (w/c & gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

What-not, attributed to either Jenners and Bettridge or McCallum and Hodson of Birmingham
LMG172512 What-not, attributed to either Jenners and Bettridge or McCallum and Hodson of Birmingham, c.1851 (wood and papier mache) by English School

Interior of the printed material store (photo)
XIR180608 Interior of the printed material store (photo) by Labrouste, Henri (1801-75); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: printing room; ); French, out of copyright

Stacking unleavened bread for the Passover in a Hebrew bakery (sepia photo)
STC347675 Stacking unleavened bread for the Passover in a Hebrew bakery (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A second hand bookshop, Charing Cross Road (sepia photo)
STC347601 A second hand bookshop, Charing Cross Road (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The interior of the Logan Library Philadelphia, with the librarian LLoyd Pearsall Smith
OJ451926 The interior of the Logan Library Philadelphia, with the librarian LLoyd Pearsall Smith at his desk, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Wood

Women working in the stationery department of the Mantle Lamp Co
MNY380838 Women working in the stationery department of the Mantle Lamp Co. of America, New York, 1915-16 (silver gelatin paper) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Mid-Victorian Gothic carved walnut and brass-mounted side cabinet
3804327 Mid-Victorian Gothic carved walnut and brass-mounted side cabinet, late 19th century (walnut & brass) by Collinson & Lock (est.1860s); 145x99x58 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Roanoid bakelite shelf and brackets in marbled cream. Date: 1930s

Library, Sion College, Victoria Embankment, City of London, 1885 (b / w photo)
1786180 Library, Sion College, Victoria Embankment, City of London, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

The Jam Cupboard
Line drawing of a cupboard, shelves groaning with an assortment of jars containing homemade jam. Date: c. 1930

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"Exploring the Earth's Depths and Literary Heights: A Journey through Shelves" Embark on a captivating journey as we delve into the fascinating world of shelves. Just like an Earth's topographic and bathymetric map, shelves hold hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. Step into the enchanting Gallery of the Old Library, where ancient books whisper tales of forgotten times. Transport yourself back to a wet winter evening in Bloomsbury, c1935, alongside a book lover engrossed in literary wonders. The creator Fincham captures this magical moment perfectly. A playful dachshund perched on a bookshelf adds charm and warmth to any space. It reminds us that even amidst knowledge and wisdom, there is always room for joy and companionship. Witness history unfold as Winston Churchill immerses himself in his library at Chartwell Westerham Kent. His shelves brim with knowledge that shaped nations, reminding us of the power held within these humble structures. The Pharmacy artwork from 1912 takes us back to an era when remedies were stored neatly on shelves - each bottle holding secrets to heal both body and soul. In Halfway House, Rame Cornwall, meet a teenage barmaid who finds solace among rows of bottles lining her workplace's shelves. Her story reflects resilience amidst life's challenges. Travel across vast landscapes with Australia's topographic map displayed proudly on its shelf – showcasing nature’s beauty from coastlines to mountainscapes. Kellys Cellar in Belfast invites you into its cozy ambiance filled with laughter and camaraderie. Its well-stocked shelves bear witness to countless stories shared over pints throughout Northern Ireland’s rich history. Return once more to the Gallery of the Old Library where rows of Halloween masks await their moment under dimmed lights – reminding us that even behind masks lies untold mysteries awaiting discovery.