A Victorian oak country house letter box, second half 19th century

A Victorian oak country house letter box, second half 19th century

of cylindrical dorm, the brass flap reading LETTERS above a hinged door, above a hinged panel door opening to the ebonised papered interior, the door with a brass-framed window containing a printed list of postage rates, the plinth base with a fitted interior including partitions and a glass inkwell with the lid engraved ALBANY

55cm. high, 30.2cm. diameter; 1ft. 9 5/8in., 11 7/8in.