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A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands, c1880

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A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands, c1880 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands Date : c1880 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells Decoration : Low rectangular writing stand with four canted sides, a curved recess for pens and two square reserves for ink wells - both of which are present, with their screw-fitting brass lids; there is a broad floral band around the canted edges, and a a narrower, less well defined one to the edge of the top surface; stands on four bun feet; paper lining to the ink-well reserves and to the base Size : 25.5 W x 18.0 D x 5.7 H cm Condition : Excellent; a very few missing tesserae; bumps and bruises commensurate with age and use; ink-wells clean and undamaged; the sections of the base have separated over time, which has torn the lining paper, and that to one of the reserves is a little worn Restoration : None Note : This was made by Boyce, Brown and Kemp, as we have seen a near-identical version bearing their label; that version did, however, have a small rectangular recess between the ink-wells which accommodated a stamp box.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.25 in (5.7 cm)Width: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)Depth: 7.09 in (18 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
    A very few missing tesserae; bumps and bruises commensurate with age and use; ink-wells clean and undamaged; the sections of the base have separated over time, which has torn the lining paper, and that to one of the reserves is a little worn.
  • Seller Location:
    Tunbridge Wells, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: KJ0051stDibs: LU8525234853972
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