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A Victorian oak letterbox-form stationery box, third quarter 19th century
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Description
A Victorian oak letterbox-form stationery box, third quarter 19th century
the octagonal form with later finial loosely inspired by the Penfold letterbox, the front of the hinged door with a brass sign reading LETTERS and a frame containing a later facsimile of a list of postage rates, the interior fitted with pigeonholes, a narrow drawer and two slides with later glass inkpots, on a plinth base
34.5cm high, 18.5cm. diameter; 1ft. 1 9/16in., 7 1/4in.
Provenance
With H.G. Baxter and Son;
Acquired from Ronald Phillips Ltd., London.Catalogue note
An almost identical model was exhibited at the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair London in 1994, with The country Seat, Huntercombe Manor Barn, illustrated in The Grosvenor House Handbook, London 1994, p. 90.
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A Victorian oak letterbox-form stationery box, third quarter 19th century
the octagonal form with later finial loosely inspired by the Penfold letterbox, the front of the hinged door with a brass sign reading LETTERS and a frame containing a later facsimile of a list of postage rates, the interior fitted with pigeonholes, a narrow drawer and two slides with later glass inkpots, on a plinth base
34.5cm high, 18.5cm. diameter; 1ft. 1 9/16in., 7 1/4in.
Provenance
With H.G. Baxter and Son;
Acquired from Ronald Phillips Ltd., London.Catalogue note
An almost identical model was exhibited at the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair London in 1994, with The country Seat, Huntercombe Manor Barn, illustrated in The Grosvenor House Handbook, London 1994, p. 90.
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