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A Victorian oak country house letterbox by Rodrigues 1872

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Victorian oak country house letterbox by Rodrigues, dated 1872, in the form of a conventional cylindrical letter box with a stepped hexagonal top with a central boss and LETTERS painted in black on the hinged brass flap at the mouth, the door inset with a window showing a paper stating ‘Post Leaves ..at 7pm’ and giving the ‘rates of postage for Letters or Parcels’ from 1 to 12 ounces, the interior lined in Moroccan leather, the base with a stamp drawer with a date lozenge for 1872 and signed ‘Rodrigues, 42 Piccadilly’. English.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oak
Creation Date:	1872
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Victorian
Incollect Reference #:	386628

Dimensions

H.	14.75 in;	Diam.	7.25 in;
H.	37.47 cm;	Diam.	18.42 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art

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