Lot n° 388
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
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Result
: 650EUR
DELACHANAL - Lot 388
DELACHANAL
MOUGEOTTE" WALL-MOUNTED PUBLIC LETTERBOX
Yellow enameled cast-iron, in the shape of a kiosk topped with a pinecone roof, adorned with the RF symbol of the French Republic.
It opens with a casement with apertures indicating in blue letters the progress of the daily lifts, framed by canted panels adorned with scales, and a gadrooned cul-de-lampe.
c. 1900.
Height. 64cm; Width. 34cm; Depth. 23cm.
Slight oxidation and missing polychromy.
This letterbox belongs to the first cast-iron series put into service by the administration, replacing the old wooden boxes. Manufactured by L. Delachanal in Paris, they were installed following a circular dated November 15, 1900 issued by Étienne Mougeot, Under-Secretary of State for Post and Telegraphs, who gave them the nickname "Mougeottes".
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