#10218 lord curzon red leather despatch box

JOHN PECK & SON : NELSON SQUARE : BLACKFRIARS : MANUFACTURERS TO H.M STATIONERY OFFICE
A Full Size Red Morocco Grained Leather Despatch Box the bevelled top, with central recessed handle, embossed with the royal insignia of King George V and the name of the original owner Lord Curzon of Kedleston*, the black leather lined interior with raised sides & locating studs is stamped on the front rim with the manufacturer's details. The box was forced open at one stage The Bramah lock is now fully restored to its original state, and the correct key supplied. .*George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), known as Lord Curzon, was a British statesman, Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1919 to 1924.
Curzon's life and career is extensively recounted in Wikipedia.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: VF73UUGC7

Width (cm):

46.5

Height (cm):

15

Depth (cm):

31

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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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