Lot 55
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A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) OR E.W. PUGIN (1834-1875) FOR THE NEW PALACE OF WESTMINSTER
RARE GOTHIC REVIVAL COAL BOX, BY BENHAM & FROUD, LONDON, CIRCA 1855
Auction: Design Since 1860
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Description
brass and copper, one hinge lid engraved with portcullis cypher
Dimensions
34.5cm wide, 64cm long, 33cm high (handle down)
Footnote
Provenance: Bearing the portcullis cypher to one side of the scuttle, this rare example was presumably supplied to the Houses of Parliament by Benham & Froud around 1855.