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19th Century Set of Desktop Mahogany Pigeon Holes
The Old Cinema
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19th Century Set of Desktop Mahogany Pigeon Holes

19th century
For Sale by The Old Cinema
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An antique mahogany desktop pigeon-hole unit with an arrangement of twenty open compartments. Each section features a gently shaped lower lip, designed to support and separate correspondence.

Physical Dimensions
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Declaration

The Old Cinema has dated these Mahogany Desktop Pigeon Holes to the 19th Century.

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SA1206894
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48870
Description
An antique mahogany desktop pigeon-hole unit with an arrangement of twenty open compartments. Each section features a gently shaped lower lip, designed to support and separate correspondence.
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
24cm (9.45")
Date of Manufacture

The Old Cinema has dated these Mahogany Desktop Pigeon Holes to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1206894
Dealers Internal Ref
48870
The Old Cinema
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A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges.
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Archive I A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges.

19th Century Set of Desktop Mahogany Pigeon Holes

Archive II A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges. View II
Archive III A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges. View III
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The Old Cinema
Telephone 0208 995 4166
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160 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 1PR
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Jul 2020
Items For Sale 145
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The Old Cinema
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Location: 160 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 1PR, United Kingdom
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A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges.
19th Century Set of Desktop Mahogany Pigeon Holes
Ref: SA1206894
A 19th-century dark mahogany desktop pigeon hole unit featuring twenty-four open rectangular compartments with contoured shelf edges.
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Desktop pigeon holes were developed during the 18th and 19th centuries as open compartment sorters for organising incoming mail, documents, and ledger books in offices, postal stations, and private studies.

19th-century examples were typically crafted from hardwoods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, featuring thin timber dividers, hand-cut joinery, moulded cornices, and shaped cutouts on compartment edges for ease of access.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of hand-planing, early hand-drawn dovetails or dado joints, natural age patination, and oxidisation on the timber, alongside period-appropriate brass mounting hardware.

These versatile units can be placed atop a home office desk to organise stationery, mounted on a wall in a hallway for sorting post, or styled in a kitchen to hold small items and spices.

Dust the timber regularly with a soft, lint-free cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year, avoiding modern synthetic sprays and direct sunlight to protect the wood finish.
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