Late C19th Gothic Design 'Country-house' Type Oak Posting or Letter-box by Hardman, Powelland Company.

Late C19th Gothic design 'Country-house' type oak posting or letter-box by Hardman , Powell and Company .

Mounted with Gothic-design brass strap-work and steel hinges , the lancet form postal box with brass-mounted and engraved slot aperture to the top . Fitted with a brass escutcheon and lock and retaining a key .

The interior lined with crimson red paper and having a division in the centre with brass plates labelled "In" and "Out" .

The door fitted with a gilded brass manufacturers trade label stating "Hardman , Powell & Company Birmingham Fecit" in Gothic script.

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

The company was a major influence on Catholic Church architecture and decoration in particular and the Gothic Revival in general .

Possibly commissioned for use in a private chapel or Gothic-inspired country house.

H 15"

W 9"

D 7"

England c. 1890

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