ADAM'S THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 29th April 2025

14 10 A LARGE VICTORIAN OAK PILLAR POST BOX of square shape with moulded top, panelled sides and hinged door with collection slot and fitted with a zinc lined catch basket, 138cm high, 65cm wide, 65cm deep € 1,000 - 1,500 9 A MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED MINIATURE COUNTRY HOUSE LETTER BOX, the domed octagonal top with central roundel above a rectangular letter slide, the body with cupboard door applied with paper-slip register, on circular plinth base, 43cm high, 25 cm diameter € 500 - 800 The late Victorian and Early Edwardian period, 1870–1910 has been acknowledged as the apex of popularity for these charming desktop post-boxes. A favourite of the aristocracy, they were generally found in a country house estate or foyer of a well-appointed hotel and accumulated letters from the family as well as those in the employ of the house. The footman was then charged with emptying the box and transporting its valuable content to the local post-office every day, twice a day. It is worth noting that the street post-boxes and pillar boxes that have become so iconic today were only introduced to the Great Britain in 1853 and so we can assume that this early model was installed in quite a sophisticated and affluent home. 8 A DOCUMENT BOX BY HEPBURN & COCKS with hinged lid and twin carrying handles,inscribed to one side ‘The Trees of Mr and Mrs Blands M/S’, with plaque to inside of lid inscribed ‘HEPBURN & COCKS, CASH & DEED BOX MANUFACTURERS, 49 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS’. 20.5cm high, 27cm deep € 400 - 600