Lot n° 584
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
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Result
: 420EUR
DELACHANAL - Lot 584
DELACHANAL
MOUGEOTTE" WALL-MOUNTED PUBLIC LETTERBOX
Yellow enameled cast-iron, in the shape of an aedicula topped with a pinecone scale roof, adorned with the "RF" initials of the French Republic.
It opens with a casement with apertures indicating in blue letters the progress of the daily lifts, framed by canted sides adorned with scales, and a gadrooned base.
Marked "Delachanal, 3 rue Taylor à Paris".
c. 1900.
Height. 64 cm; Width. 34 cm; Depth. 23 cm.
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 put into service 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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