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Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box by Edmund Nye c1870 Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central foliate woolwork mosaic and foliate banding to border. Side paels with woolwork bnading. Interior with cream silk lining. Dedication to base, see below. Edmund Nye label on the base as shown Size : Condition : Excellent, minimal wear Restoration : None Weight : 367 grams The dedication reads “From the Dowager Countess of Stradbrook to Louisa Wood Frostenden.” The Dowager Countess in question was Charlotte Maria Rous, Countess of Stradbrooke. She was born Augusta Whittaker and married John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke at 11 Manchester Square, London. The family split their time between Henham Hall (the Suffolk family seat of the Rous family) and London, as was common for the gentry of the time. Of their children there are two of note: John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke, who served nobly in the Peninsula wars...

Very Rare Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand, 1848-49 Additional Information: Heading: Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand with Mosaic featuring Climbing Roses Date : 1848/49 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells; labelled for Edmund Nye with a handwritten notation inside stating '10th January 1849' Decoration : The Rosewood Frame has four chamfered edges each with a Berlin wool-work style climbing rose inside two pairs of banded keylines. The frame is filled with a 'petit point' needlework pad of stylised geometric pattern; the whole sits on four large bun feet Condition : Good with regard to tile completeness - one patch of four contiguous missing tesserae and some singles lost; one of the corners has lost 8-10 pieces; one corner of the pad is a little threadbare and there's another square of four missing stitches; the base still has it's original lining paper affixed, but has a split across its entire width; this does not affect the stability of the piece and is, obviously, underneath so only becomes apparent should you turn the thing over, Restoration : None Note : This piece is something of a revelation, as the pad with its 'petit point' embroidery on penelope or needlepoint canvas is very much representative of the process by which the original Berlin...

A Very Fine and Rare Tunbridge Ware Octagonal Work Box by Edmund Nye, c1850 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Octagonal Work Box by Edmund Nye c 1850 Dat...

A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Box, c1850 Additional Information: Heading: A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Date : c1850 and possibly a li...

Fine quality Tunbridge ware micro mosaic lady’s Victorian glove box of traditional form made by Edmund Nye, with good rich colours and patination. Las...