19th Century Pugin Design Private Chapel Tiger Oak Letter Box with Key

1 British Architectural Antique Victorian Small Pugin Gothic Design Country House Stately Home Private Chapel Tiger Oak Wood Letter Mail Post Box With Lock & Key By Hardman Powell & Co.

A feature that stands out are the brass mount fixtures.

With a posting slot on the top to slip your letters through and a door that opens on the front to access your letters, which has a dividing area inside for letters that are for letters going out and for letters that are going in, you can see the fitted brass plaques saying In & Out.

You will love the Gothic Pugin inspired designed shape.

Handmade from out of tiger oak wood.

So collectible and would make an exceptional gift.

With working lock and brass key & having a green velvet lining underneth to the base.

A nice size as it stands 38.7 cm tall and 22 cm width.

Circa late 19th century Victorian Era.

This is a very rare example that was commissioned for use in a country stately home private chapel, where family members or guests could deposit there mail to then be taken to a post office by the servant.

It has been beautifully finished with a mounted Pugin inspired Gothic-design brass straps, also having strong steel hinges, on top with a brass mounted with letters engraved inscription on the slot aperture on the top. Also fitted with a brass escutcheon, lock with key. The interior has been fitted with a rather nice lined crimson red colour paper, with a central divide in the centre with brass plates labelled "In" and "Out" .

The door has a decorative gilded brass plaque showing the makers who was Hardman, Powell & Company Birmingham Fecit" set in fine Gothic script text format..

Hardman , Powell and Company were the later reincarnation of Hardman & Co , the company was established in Birmingham in 1838 as manufacturers of stained glass and ecclesiastical fittings . The company also collaborated with A.W.N .Pugin and also with his son E.W Pugin .

The company was a massive influence on Catholic Church architecture and decoration also in Gothic Revival.

For interior use only.

Condition report.

Offered In fine used fully functional condition.

Having general wear, scuffs scratches, cracking, spitting, losses, stains In places commensurate with usage & old age.

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Dimensions in centimetres

Width (22 cm)

Depth (18 cm)

High (38.7 cm)

Size of the letter posting slot area

1 cm Wide

10.4 cm Length

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