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Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Cubework and Floral Mosaic

$636.01
£460
€542.43
CA$880.46
A$954.67
CHF 506.63
MX$11,758
NOK 6,279.40
SEK 5,926.31
DKK 4,048.84

About the Item

Heading : Tunbridge Ware – Wedge-Shaped Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic c1870 Date : c1870 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells – Thomas Barton Decoration : To the top of the lid – isometric cubes within an eight-square geometric border; a broad. floral frieze around all four sides of the body; internally – divided in to six compartments. one of which has a ‘false base’ to accommodate less deep items. all lined with distinctive embossed purple paper; the original red lining paper to the base has been rather inexpertly covered with green baize; working lock and key Size : 22.3 x 13.4 x 10.5 cm Condition : Excellent; all tesserae present and correct; some very slight warping with the grain to the isomeric cube tiles with one or two being a little corrugated; superficial bumps and bruises; wear to the lining paper where it folds over the edges of the compartment dividers Restoration : none. other than the baize affixed to the base as above Weight : 597 grams Notes : Made by Thomas Barton in the period after the death of his former boss. Edmund Nye. in1863. This can be discerned by a number of factors including the nature of the geometric banding. the use of green oak tesserae in the flora frieze and the very distinctive lining paper – an excellent example of his work
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.78 in (22.3 cm)Width: 5.28 in (13.4 cm)Depth: 4.14 in (10.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wood,Mosaic
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    c1870
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Tunbridge Wells, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 221126091stDibs: LU8525246606712

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