Top Top Quality Antique Letter Box
Here is a really top quality London rosewood letter box, dating from around 1820, with the makers name engraved on the inside.
The box is made from rosewood and has a divided interior. On the lid there are two slots for posting, with inlaid brass panels to each, one saying Answered and the other Unanswered. It has a hinged lid with a working key. There is also a brass crown on the lid, linking the top quality boxes which the company manufacturers, to the fact that it supplies these writing boxes and stationery boxes to the royal family.
The sides of the box are beautifully made with geometric rectangular fretwork to all four sides. It stands on four compressed bun feet.
When you open up the box on the inside, the original brass lock is engraved D Edward's Manufacturer to his majesty, 21 King Street Blooms.
David Edwards was a top London maker of writing boxes and stationery boxes in the early 1800s. he established his business in 1813 and by 1820 operated from 21 Kings Street Bloomsbury.
It measures 21.5cm x x 13.5cm d x 11.3cm h.
A really lovely quality piece.
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That brass crown detail really seals the deal on this one — you can tell David Edwards wasn't messing around when he got that royal warrant. The fact that the Answered/Unanswered slots are still intact after 200 years is wild, most letter boxes from that era I've seen have lost those little brass panels. Speaking of testing things, I actually ran a quick scroll test online the other day just to check my mouse wheel while browsing antique auction sites, and it made me appreciate how smoothly I can zoom through listing photos now compared to the old days of manually scrolling through catalogs. Anyway, this piece is a real gem — the rosewood grain in those photos looks incredible.
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