Bidspirit auction | BRITISH ATTR TO COMYNS LEATHER

BRITISH ATTR TO COMYNS LEATHER SILVER LETTER BOX, C. 1895 - Attributed to William Comyns & Sons (active 1858–1930), a late Victorian British Rococo Revival slope-front letter box, circa 1895. The wooden body is bound in dark reddish-brown morocco leather, with the undulating front and hinged lid clad in pierced and chased repoussé silver openwork displaying floral bouquets, scrolling foliate tendrils, and crosshatched trellis diapering. The center of the cover features a rocaille cartouche engraved with the armorial crest and motto of the Ferrand family of Yorkshire, depicting a cubit arm erect vested in vair grasping a battle-axe above a ribbon inscribed ”IUSTUS PROPOSITI TENAX”. The hinged top opens on brass pivot hardware to reveal a tiered interior with paper dividers lined in matching leather and an underside lid faced in watered moiré silk. Unmarked, with no visible silversmith hallmarks, retailer stamps, or numerals detected. antique postal caddy, escritoire organizer, bureau mail sorter, stationery casket, sterling desktop accessory, document holder. Dimensions Length: 11 in. Condition Condition consistent with age. The pierced silver mounts exhibit natural surface tarnish and minor lifting along the upper perimeter edge. The leather casing displays scuffing, edge abrasions, and localized loss to the base underside exposing underlying wood. The interior silk lining and partitions show light age-related rubbing and dust.