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Learn More19th-Century Boulle Inlay Post Box
- This Boulle-style post box was likely used in a luxurious hotel to collect important correspondence
- In the 19th century, prestigious hotels and grand public buildings featured post boxes for patrons
- While many high-class hotels had ornate wooden boxes, few matched the artistry of this treasure
- Its intricate tortoiseshell, brass and pewter inlays represent some of the finest marquetry of the period
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Description
Boulle-style Post Box
19th-century
This rare 19th-century Boulle-style post box was likely used in a luxurious hotel to collect important correspondence. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, prestigious hotels and grand public buildings featured post boxes for patrons to deposit letters and documents. A footman would collect the mail twice daily, as noted by the card on the box, and deliver it to the local post office. While many high-class hotels had ornate wooden. . .
19th-century
This rare 19th-century Boulle-style post box was likely used in a luxurious hotel to collect important correspondence. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, prestigious hotels and grand public buildings featured post boxes for patrons to deposit letters and documents. A footman would collect the mail twice daily, as noted by the card on the box, and deliver it to the local post office. While many high-class hotels had ornate wooden. . .
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Boulle-style Post Box
19th-century
This rare 19th-century Boulle-style post box was likely used in a luxurious hotel to collect important correspondence. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, prestigious hotels and grand public buildings featured post boxes for patrons to deposit letters and documents. A footman would collect the mail twice daily, as noted by the card on the box, and deliver it to the local post office. While many high-class hotels had ornate wooden boxes, few matched the artistry of this exceptional treasure. Its intricate tortoiseshell, brass and pewter inlays represent some of the finest marquetry of the period.
Boulle marquetry, introduced by the celebrated French ébéniste André-Charles Boulle during Louis XIV’s reign, is some of the most opulent and complex furniture ornamentation ever created. The most exquisite examples of the craft were reserved for furniture gracing the most exclusive establishments, making this post box a rare and remarkable survival of 19th-century luxury.
Front marked "Post leaves at A.M. and P.M." with the postage rates for letters or parcels listed.
Stamped "Batson London"
15 1/4" high x 10 1/4" wide x 8" deep
19th-century
This rare 19th-century Boulle-style post box was likely used in a luxurious hotel to collect important correspondence. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, prestigious hotels and grand public buildings featured post boxes for patrons to deposit letters and documents. A footman would collect the mail twice daily, as noted by the card on the box, and deliver it to the local post office. While many high-class hotels had ornate wooden boxes, few matched the artistry of this exceptional treasure. Its intricate tortoiseshell, brass and pewter inlays represent some of the finest marquetry of the period.
Boulle marquetry, introduced by the celebrated French ébéniste André-Charles Boulle during Louis XIV’s reign, is some of the most opulent and complex furniture ornamentation ever created. The most exquisite examples of the craft were reserved for furniture gracing the most exclusive establishments, making this post box a rare and remarkable survival of 19th-century luxury.
Front marked "Post leaves at A.M. and P.M." with the postage rates for letters or parcels listed.
Stamped "Batson London"
15 1/4" high x 10 1/4" wide x 8" deep
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | England |
| Type: | Other |
| Depth: | 8.0 in. (20.32 cm) |
| Width: | 10.25 in. (26.04 cm) |
| Height: | 15.25 in. (38.74 cm) |
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