Crate Collection (page 21)

Reliquary or chasse, Rhenish School style (bronze with rock crystals)
XCF311205 Reliquary or chasse, Rhenish School style (bronze with rock crystals) by German School, (12th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Casket with scenes from romance literature, 1330s (ivory)
XCF306067 Casket with scenes from romance literature, 1330s (ivory) by French School, (14th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Casket with scenes from romance literature, 1330s (ivory)
XCF306066 Casket with scenes from romance literature, 1330s (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 11x25.5x13.5 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; French, out of copyright

A Match Factory, 1895, photograph from The Times (sepia photo)
STC306695 A Match Factory, 1895, photograph from The Times (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

At the Opera, 1866 (oil on board)
WAG292693 At the Opera, 1866 (oil on board) by Phillip, John (1817-67); 61x46.4 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; Scottish, out of copyright

Weighing and purchasing tea, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
PEM216853 Weighing and purchasing tea, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); 26.67x35.2 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Quilled Box, before 1827 (mixed media)
PEM216367 Quilled Box, before 1827 (mixed media) by American School, (19th century); length: 25 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: made from birch bark, wood)

The Market, New Orleans, 1918 (w / c & pencil on paper)
3742599 The Market, New Orleans, 1918 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Hart, George Overbury (1868-1933); 36.2x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pop Hart.); American, out of copyright

Household Utensils (chromolitho)
3649864 Household Utensils (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Household Utensils)

The nursery railway (engraving)
967807 The nursery railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The nursery railway. Illustration for Sunshine for Showery Days (S W Partridge, c 1895)

People I Have Met, the Spendthrift (engraving)
1106958 People I Have Met, the Spendthrift (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: People I Have Met, the Spendthrift)

Bequest to the British Museum (engraving)
1101905 Bequest to the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bequest to the British Museum)

Illustration for the packaging of eau de Cologne, c. 1825 (watercolour and bodycolour)
986287 Illustration for the packaging of eau de Cologne, c.1825 (watercolour and bodycolour) by French School, (19th century); 32.5x45.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Oak Inlaid Box, property of Edward Quilter; Oak Inlaid Box, property of Edward Quilter (chromolitho)
958443 Oak Inlaid Box, property of Edward Quilter; Oak Inlaid Box, property of Edward Quilter (chromolitho) by Slocombe, Shirley Charles Llewellyn (fl.1887-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tea Service, 1792 (silver & wood)
1127906 Tea Service, 1792 (silver & wood) by Revere, Paul (1735-1818); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The most complete Revere service known)

Tea caddy, c. 1740 (oak, mahogany & pewter)
3084433 Tea caddy, c.1740 (oak, mahogany & pewter) by English School, (18th century); 18.8x25.8x15.3 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Presentation Snuff-Box for the Eastern Market, Geneva, c. 1830 (gold with enamel & jewels)
3089674 Presentation Snuff-Box for the Eastern Market, Geneva, c.1830 (gold with enamel & jewels) by Swiss School, (19th Century); 8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Girls eating chocolates (b / w photo)
3091270 Girls eating chocolates (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls eating chocolates. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

An Indian Rhinoceros peers out of its wooden transportation crate on arrival at London
3057808 An Indian Rhinoceros peers out of its wooden transportation crate on arrival at London Zoo in 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond

Singing-bird box, c. 1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel)
3025209 Singing-bird box, c.1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel) by Bruguier, Charles (1788-1862); 9.1x5.7x3.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ruguier)

Collection of snuff boxes (enamel, gold & tortoiseshell)
3025206 Collection of snuff boxes (enamel, gold & tortoiseshell) by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Top: A CHARLES II SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX circa 1680 oval)

Pandora opening the box (colour litho)
1094769 Pandora opening the box (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pandora opening the box)

Relics of the Franklin Expedition (engraving)
1098282 Relics of the Franklin Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of the Franklin Expedition)

La Plus Belle (colour litho)
3098452 La Plus Belle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Plus Belle. Illustration for a story in Le Figaro Illustre, 1890.); © Look and Learn

Harrod s, London (b / w photo)
3094736 Harrod s, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrod s, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Landing Stage, Liverpool (colour photo)
3096638 Landing Stage, Liverpool (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing Stage, Liverpool. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

An important Spanish Colonial silver coffer, c. 1800 (silver with wood base
987818 An important Spanish Colonial silver coffer, c.1800 (silver with wood base and wood interior) by South American School

The First Steps, 1878 (oil on canvas)
989913 The First Steps, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 39.4x55.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Steps. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928)

Money-box in the form of the Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) (painted terracotta
CHT211401 Money-box in the form of the Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) (painted terracotta) (see also 211409) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; German

A young giraffe arriving at London Zoo, May 1923 (b / w photo)
2629013 A young giraffe arriving at London Zoo, May 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Rectangular casket, Trapani, late 16th or early 17th century (gilt-copper
2627250 Rectangular casket, Trapani, late 16th or early 17th century (gilt-copper, enamel & coral) by Italian School, (17th century); 20x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

The letter box at the General Post Office (engraving)
614245 The letter box at the General Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, by J
659981 The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

The Letter (oil on panel)
659126 The Letter (oil on panel) by Noter, David Emil Joseph de (1825-1912); 61x52.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Marie Antoinette Listening to the Act of Accusation the Day Before Her Trial
659770 Marie Antoinette Listening to the Act of Accusation the Day Before Her Trial, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Ward, Edward Matthew (1816-79); 77.5x64.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Lady, Seated, Half Length, with a Snuff Box, (oil on canvas)
659355 Portrait of a Lady, Seated, Half Length, with a Snuff Box, (oil on canvas) by Tocque, Louis M. (1696-1772); 81.7x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Lady, Seated, Half Length)

Christmas Comes but Once a Year: A Scene at the Evelina Hospital (colour litho)
668663 Christmas Comes but Once a Year: A Scene at the Evelina Hospital (colour litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Comes but Once a Year)

Bells being played in the streets (photo)
559959 Bells being played in the streets (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bells being played in the streets)

The Derby (colour litho)
559455 The Derby (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Derby. From Londons Social Calendar (Savoy Hotel)

Pyx, c. 1250 (gilded copper, champleve enamel)
491439 Pyx, c.1250 (gilded copper, champleveenamel) by French School, (13th century); h:8.30 w:10.35 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; French, out of copyright

Inro decorated with Nio, Edo period (1615-1868) Japanese (lacquer)
PFR142282 Inro decorated with Nio, Edo period (1615-1868) Japanese (lacquer) by Japanese School; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Japanese, out of copyright

Temptation, 1914 (oil on canvas)
AEG122856 Temptation, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Kennington, Thomas Benjamin (1856-1916); 90x105 cm; Alfred East Gallery, Kettering Borough Council; eAlfred East Gallery, Kettering; English

Hexagonal pyxis decorated with animals, from Grave V, Grave Circle A
XZL151129 Hexagonal pyxis decorated with animals, from Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae (wood & gold) by Mycenaean, (16th century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens

A young woman arranging her clothes in a coffer, 450 BC (stone)
XIR156565 A young woman arranging her clothes in a coffer, 450 BC (stone) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia

Athena with a cist, Roman copy of a 4th century BC original (marble)
BEN37336 Athena with a cist, Roman copy of a 4th century BC original (marble) by Cephisodotus, (4th century BC) (after); height: 140 cm; Louvre, Paris

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"Crate: A Journey Through Time and Treasures" Step into the world of crates, where history unfolds and treasures are transported. From the Dewars White Label Whisky shipping ad to the Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds during WW1, these wooden containers have witnessed it all. Imagine the Mephisto Cigars label, printed by F. Heppenheimers sons in New York, carefully placed on a crate destined for cigar aficionados. Its intricate design speaks volumes about craftsmanship and attention to detail. Poster design takes center stage with Anisetta Evangelisti's vibrant artwork adorning crates that held this beloved Italian liqueur. The colors pop, enticing passersby to indulge in its flavorsome delights. In the realm of sports betting, James Dowsett's Bookmaker - Turf Accountant crate stands tall as a symbol of anticipation and excitement. It holds secrets of countless wagers made by eager punters seeking their fortunes. Billinsgate Porters rely on sturdy crates to transport fresh catches from sea to market. Their strength and resilience mirror that of these hardworking individuals who ensure seafood reaches our tables. "Waiting for the Hour, " an enigmatic painting from 1863 captures unknown creators' talent alongside William Tolman Carlton's vision. Crates lie scattered amidst mysterious figures, inviting us to unravel their stories. The Shire horse-drawn dray gracefully pulls heavy loads atop its trusty wooden crate base—a testament to both equine power and human ingenuity at work together harmoniously. Crewe Station proudly displays railway sleepers beneath roaring locomotives—crucial components ensuring safe passage for passengers across vast distances while connecting communities far apart. "The Jewel Box, " delicately rendered with pencil and watercolor on paper, showcases how even small they can hold precious gems or cherished trinkets close to one's heart—a treasure trove within reach.