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Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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Dome Topped Tea Caddy From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is veneered to the exterior in Rosewood a domed lid featuring a heavily inlaid scene of Hever Castle and a tapered body down to a flared base. The exterior sides of the antique tea caddy are decorated with a framed banding of flowers and finished with a single band of geometric patterns. When opened the box reveals twin caddy lids with turned handles which when removed reveal the tea caddy compartments with traces of the original silver foil lining. The Tunbridge Tea Caddy dates to the late 19th century Victorian period circa 1875. The Tea Caddy is complete with a working lock and tasselled key. Measurements (inches) 4.5 High x 8 Wide x 5.1 Deep Tunbridge Ware Tunbridge Wells and Tunbridge in Kent, England became popular in the 17th Century for their therapeutic waters. By the 18th century, Tunbridge Wells was a hugely popular Spa resort. Shops and stalls were set up to sell local work of distinction to visitors as souvenirs. Many of the original boxes were decorated with all sorts of different kinds of designs. Many of the Tunbridge boxes had a central image with views of castles, churches, pavilions, animals, country scenes and sometimes people, such as the Young Prince of Wales. These were surrounded by a variety of bandings and panels of floral and geometric designs. Tunbridge Ware items originate from the beautiful spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. We always have a very good selection which showcases the techniques of tessellated mosaic, stick ware, perspective cube mosaic, vandyke and painted pen work. We always have a selection of artworks and pieces which showcase the techniques of tessellated mosaics, stick ware, perspective cube mosaics, vandykes and painted pens. Rosewood has many variations. Indian Rosewood, also known as Bombay Rosewood or Bombay Blackwood, is found in India and Indonesia. It is highly valued for its striking appearance with colours ranging from a medium-brown to dark red-brown with even darker grain lines. Madagascan Rosewood, found in Madagascar is a pink-brown colour with a darker almost purple grain.
  • Creator:
    Tunbridge Ware (Cabinetmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.53 in (11.5 cm)Width: 8.08 in (20.5 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
  • Style:
    High Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1875
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Northampton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 501394MME1stDibs: LU8027242886122

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