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PREDOMINANTLY SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A COLLECTION OF TEN TOOLED LEATHER GOVERNMENTAL DISPATCH BOXES
PREDOMINANTLY SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising: a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE' and with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY', with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'THE QUEEN' and 'FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY', with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; brown morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'COUNCIL OFFICE'; a green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below an open crown; a green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown, paper label with inscription 'Dispatch box/belonged to/Queen Victoria and used/by her for many years' and the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a black morocco covered box; a black morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'GR' below a closed crown and 'D' below a closed crown, with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'EIIR' below a closed crown 'CAPTAIN/YEOMAN OF THE GUARD', with two red morocco lozenges each with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' and 'COUNCIL OFFICE' to the interior and a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'GR' below a closed crown, with a brass-mounted handle at each end; various makers marks including 'WICKWAR & CO/6 Poland Street/Manufacturers/to H.M Staty Office' (for full cataloguing please visit Christies.com)
The largest: 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high; 26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) wide; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep; the smallest: 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 4 ½ in. (11 cm.) deep
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
PREDOMINANTLY SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising: a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE' and with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY', with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'THE QUEEN' and 'FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY', with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; brown morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown 'COUNCIL OFFICE'; a green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below an open crown; a green morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' below a closed crown, paper label with inscription 'Dispatch box/belonged to/Queen Victoria and used/by her for many years' and the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a black morocco covered box; a black morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'GR' below a closed crown and 'D' below a closed crown, with paper label with the Sandys Coat-of-Arms 'Michael/Lord Sandys'; a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'EIIR' below a closed crown 'CAPTAIN/YEOMAN OF THE GUARD', with two red morocco lozenges each with gilt tooled monogram 'VR' and 'COUNCIL OFFICE' to the interior and a red morocco covered box with gilt tooled monogram 'GR' below a closed crown, with a brass-mounted handle at each end; various makers marks including 'WICKWAR & CO/6 Poland Street/Manufacturers/to H.M Staty Office' (for full cataloguing please visit Christies.com)
The largest: 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high; 26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) wide; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep; the smallest: 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 4 ½ in. (11 cm.) deep
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
Provenance
According to paper labels, most: Michael Edwin Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (1855-1948) and by descent.
Literature
Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, in 'The Adam Room'.
