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Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box, c1860

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Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box, c1860 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Wedge Shaped Stationery Box Date : c1860 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells; England Decoration : An abbreviated wedge-shape in section, with a curved lid; features floral mosaics to all four sides and the top - set within banded and continuous keyline stringing, with the main design featuring chrysanthemums set within a golden satinwood surround. Three sided of this main image also have a six-square geometric border and there is a five-square border around the flat sides of the lid; base lined with mottled black and green paper. Internally, there would have originally been four lateral dividers, but one of these has been lost and as a consequence another has been cut in half and rotated by 90 degrees to form three larger wells - a unique configuration; the inside of the lid is lined with original blue/grey satin and has a series of pen/pencil loops affixed; otherwise lined with an original blue and gold printed lining paper. Size : 21.1 W x 14.0 D x 12.1 H cm Condition : good; there are some carefully-filled losses to the satinwood reserve on the lid along with a lateral grain crack and another diagonal crack through the image, reserve and banded border; otherwise excellent externally other than a small indentation with a split to the veneer on the rear face. Internally, the satin is tired and rather grubby, and the lining paper worn in places, including a short piece to one edge which has been lost altogether; there are two vacant vertical grooves to each side where the dividers have been reconfigured. the box closes and locks securely, and there is a waxy deposit on the base Restoration : Alterations to dividers as above Note : The base paper used for this item marks it out as having been made - in all probability - by Henry Hollamby; this is also entirely consistent with the mosaic image, wool-work bands and geometric borders
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.77 in (12.1 cm)Width: 8.31 in (21.1 cm)Depth: 5.52 in (14 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1860
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original. There are some carefully-filled losses to the satinwood reserve on the lid along with a lateral grain crack and another diagonal crack through the image, reserve and banded border; otherwise excellent externally other than a small indentation.
  • Seller Location:
    Tunbridge Wells, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 220920041stDibs: LU8525234857102

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