Victorian? answered/unanswered wooden box

Hi can anybody tell me anything about this interesting little wooden box?

Kind Regards Ryan

 

Welcome. If you only want to know what it is, then you can just google your title - if you want anything more about your piece, then post more pics (please choose 'Full Image')...

https://www.google.com/search?q=vic...mg&ei=P0JAX6SgLMvRzAL1kZiIAw&bih=686&biw=1396

~Cheryl

 

"little wooden box"

Ryan, "little wooden box" is how you described it in your first post above.

Just curious but . . . how "little" is "little" to you? Can you give us some measurements?

 

Thank you for your help everyone. The box measures 9X5X4 inches. can anybody tell what type of wood this is? i will get some more pictures tomorrow.

 

Thank you, Ryan, for the measurements.

 

Looks like rosewood maybe - are there 2 compartments inside?

I suppose there must be.

 

for calling cards in the entrance hall ?

 

Here's another. On the internet, they're described as "correspondence" boxes.

https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/506960/victorian-letters-answered-unanswered-box-circa-1880/

Debora

 

thank you for that information, its taken a while but here are some more pictures, unfortunately its less beautiful than the one you have posted Debora.