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Tunbridge Ware - A Robert Vorley Painted Lady Butterfly Box, 2010

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Tunbridge Ware - A Robert Vorley Painted Lady Butterfly Box, 2010 Mr Robert Vorley is the only current exponent of Tunbridge Ware worthy of the name, and worked with absolutely authentic, period methods of manufacture. Now in to his eighties, the work of this former architectural model-maker will never be surpassed. Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Robert Vorley Square 'Painted Lady' Butterfly Box Date : 2010 Period : early 21st century Origin : Essex, England Decoration : hinged two-part box; five faces featuring mosaic butterfly images set within banded and continuous key-line borders and rosewood veneers; a six-square geometric band around the four sides of the lid; green needle cord lining; made from 20,000 individual tesserae Size : 9.4 W x 9.4 D x 10.0 H cm Condition : As new, other than a couple of tiny scuffs to the corners and a very fine scratch to the top of the lid Restoration : none Notes : this particular box is made from decorative elements consisting of fifteen different woods set in to rosewood veneers; signed and dated to the bottom - ROBERT VORLEY 2010.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Width: 3.71 in (9.4 cm)Depth: 3.71 in (9.4 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2010
  • Condition:
    Other than a couple of tiny scuffs to the corners and a very fine scratch to the top of the lid.
  • Seller Location:
    Tunbridge Wells, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: VOR0181stDibs: LU8525234870192
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