Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box, c1860

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Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box, c1860

Name: Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box, c1860
Brand: Henry Hollamby
Rating: 5 (13 reviews)

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Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box - Battle Abbey Cloisters, c1860 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box Date : c1860 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells, England - Henry Hollamby Decoration : Round top with a central golden satinwood panel containing a mosaic of Battle Abbey Cloisters; this is bounded by walnut veneer to both ends, and surrounded by banded and continuous keyline stringing; to the perimeter of the lid there is a seven-square geometric border; the four edges of the box have a broad, detailed Berlin wool-work flora frieze of roses, primroses and lobed leaves, with the usual banded and continuous borders; base lined with red paper; rosewood edge veneers; internally, there is a green/blue satin lining (very likely original), lacking any sort of lid mounted 'tool band' which would identify this as a sewing box if present. Size : 26.7 W x 10.2 D x 9.9 H cm Condition : Very good; there are a couple of shallow gouges and grain cracks to the walnut veneers, and some very fine separations within the abbey mosaic, but very few tile losses other than a short piece of banded keyline stringing which has come off one bottom side corner; closes well with a working lock and key; a few superficial bumps and bruises entirely commensurate with age Restoration : replacement key has been provided Notes : This is something of a 'rosetta stone' for Tunbridge Ware, as in addition to the details above it also has - internally - a printed label detailing 'THE CLOISTERS Battle Abbey, Sussex'. The nature of the geometric border around the top of the lid exactly matches that used on a jewellery cabinet which we have seen and which has been positively identified by experts in the Tunbridge Wells Museum as being the work of Henry Hollamby. Similarly the wool-work frieze has also been identified as Hollamby's. It has always been known that Hollamby made topographic mosaics of numerous buildings which he then sold on to other manufacturers to incorporate in their own boxes; this box now enables us to say with certainty that boxes of Hollamby's own making, featuring his mosaics, had such identifying labels. We have also taking the liberty of using the museum's date for the cabinet on this piece, given the commonality of the border to the two pieces.

Creator:
Henry Hollamby (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 3.9 in (9.9 cm)Width: 10.52 in (26.7 cm)Depth: 4.02 in (10.2 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Satinwood
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1860
Condition:
Replacements made: Replacement key. There are a couple of shallow gouges and grain cracks to the walnut veneers, and some very fine separations within the abbey mosaic, but very few tile losses other than a short piece of banded keyline stringing which has come off one bottom side corn.
Seller Location:
Tunbridge Wells, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 220722131stDibs: LU8525234856252

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