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Arts & Crafts Victorian Country House Letter Mail Post Box With Key

$3,705.00

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Organize your mail with this 1 British Victorian-era Arts & Crafts mail postbox, complete with key, is perfect for any romantic countrified home, making it look like you've gone back in time to the days of etiquette and proper letter writing! Don't let your correspondence languish in a regular old box - this one's got *serious* old-world charm.
A feature that stands out are the brass mount fixtures.
With a posting slot near the top and a pull out small drawer with brass pull handle at the bottom.
You will love the shape rectangular design.
Handmade from out of wood.
So collectible and would make an exceptional gift.
Well constructed made from wood which has a delightful brown colour.
With working lock and brass key.
A nice size as it stands 53 cm tall and 28 cm width of the top.
Circa late end of 19th century Victorian Era.
In was originally used in a large stately home where it would of stood in the central main hall way room where family members or guests could deposit there mail to then be taken to a post office.
Very rare, valuable, collectible and highly sought after. Another similar one is priced at £10,500 on 1stdibs and we enclose a screenshot picture of it shown in the last picture. Also another model used by Queen Victoria made £14,500 at Hansons auction earlier this year.
This model is for interior use only.
Condition report.
Offered In fine used condition.
Having general wear, scuffs scratches, cracking, spitting, losses, stains & repairs in places commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimetres approximate

Width of top (28cm)
Length depth of base (16.2cm)
Width of base (25.5cm)
High (53cm)

Internal size of the letter posting slot area
15 cm Wide
1.3 cm High