Mid 20th Century Investiture Elephant Folio Volume Style Boxes - 2 Pieces

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Title: Investiture Elephant Folio Volume Style Boxes
Maker: Unknown.
Period: Mid 20th Century.
Place: United Kingdom.

Offered are (2) custom … Read more Title: Investiture Elephant Folio Volume Style Boxes
Maker: Unknown.
Period: Mid 20th Century.
Place: United Kingdom.

Offered are (2) custom investiture boxes, elephant folio volume style. Covers are late 19th century morocco prize bindings, rubbed and bumped wear at extremities with minor loss, green and red, features British royal coat of arms, motto: "Dieu et mon droit", spines with gilt title and tooled decoration, lidded front board opens to marble paper covered interior wooden compartments.

Measures: 2-2.5 W x 19 D x 23 H inches.
Approx. total weight: 23 pounds, 6 ounces.

Note: Decorative boxes of this sort were used by British politicians and officials to hold official documents. Additional uses: Secret storage for jewelry and other keepsakes.

Not included: See image #3, (2) 8vo size books placed atop boxes for visual scale comparison only. See less