Black leather Government despatch box by William Wickwar & Company

Black leather Government despatch box by William Wickwar & Company. Black Morocco Leather Covered Despatch Box, the chamfered lid mounted with a large brass handle. Bearing the embossed Royal Insignia, VR & Crown, of Queen Victoria.
By William Wickwar & Co. 6 Poland Street (London). The secure VR patent lock to the front by Morden and Co.
English, circa 1850