Tunbridge Ware Rosewood Trinket Box c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware rosewood box
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : Royal Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Traditional Tunbridge Ware perspective cube design on lid framed by a geometrical band
Size :  9.4cm x 6.4cm x 3.3cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  51g

The parquetry design used on this item was very popular with Tunbridge Ware manufacturies during the early part of the 19^th Century. The wood used for this box has a lovely sheen and the tesserae on the lid that make up the ‘perspective cube’ design and the geometrical banding reflect the golden hues of the natural woods. The lid has a tiny. turned wooden knob handle.

References:

Tunbridge Ware and Related European Decorative Woodwares – 3^rd edition
By Brian Austen

The Story of Tunbridge Ware

By Friends of Tunbridge Wells. Museum. Library and Art Gallery