#10203 a victorian miniature oak country house pillar post box, dated 1872.

A Victorian Golden Oak Country House Pillar Post Box, the hexagonal domed top decorated with a carved roundel surrounded by six arches above a hinged brass flap engraved LETTERS. The door with 'times of collection' window' and original working lock opens to a leather lined interior. The front of the drawer at the base bears a brass diamond shaped tablet with the year digit to be '8' tells us that the design was registered in 1872.

Condition: The box is in excellent condition commensurate with age.Measurements: Height 41 cm. Maximum diameter 23 cm
Post boxes like this one would have stood in the front hall of a country house for the facility of family & guests, and would have been emptied twice a day by a member of the household and the letters taken to the post office.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: DU7CHUP6A

Width (cm):

23

Height (cm):

41

Depth (cm):

23

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Gerald Mathias Fine Antique Boxes

Gerald Mathias Fine Antique Boxes. I have been a dealer at Antiquarius in the Kings Road for more than twenty five years until 2006 when I moved to The Old Cinema in Chiswick and continued specialising in Fine Georgian, Victorian & Edwardianhttps://www.antiques.co.uk/antique/10121-A-Victorian-Black-Leather-Despatch-Box-The-Private-Secretary  & antique leather boxes. My stock includes Country House Post Letter Boxes, Writing Boxes, Despatch Boxes, antique jewellery, Victorian office, & Desk & antique Library accessories.

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