Very Rare Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand, 1848-49

Name: Very Rare Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand, 1848-49
Brand: Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Price: 1012.65 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

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 Wool-work patterns were produced and these - of course - inspired the whole use of micro-mosaics on Tunbridge Ware in the first instance; it's fantastic to see both art-forms in such harmonious proximity. We are aware of just two other example of anything similar - a square (rather than diagonal) sided version, also attributed to Edmund Nye, in the Bracketts 16.05.1997 Sale Catalogue and a diagonal sided version with an inset velvet cushion which is labelled for Thomas Barton in his role as the continuee of Nye's manufactory, following the demise of the latter.

Creator:

Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 3.04 in (7.7 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32 cm)Depth: 12.6 in (32 cm)

Style:

Victorian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood,Veneer

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1848-49

Condition:

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.

Seller Location:

Tunbridge Wells, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: RP0031stDibs: LU8525234855022

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