A Tunbridge Ware Handkerchief Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of a Standing Stag c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware – A Pin-Hinged Square Handkerchief Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of a Standing Stag
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells; England
Decoration : A low. square box with a pin-hinged lid; decorated with a single. standing stag set within a square frame; two sets of three strung keyline borders then surround a nine-square geometric band. in to which is set a small turned bone handle on the front edge; to the four side faces of the box. an thirteen-square geometric band within banded and continuous keyline stringing; base lined with original red paper
Size :  15.1 x 15.1 x 6.0 cm
Condition : Excellent; very little tile-loss; solid body; one or two sections of slightly fractured geometric banding. and some very minor splits to the main image but all tiles firmly seated; some staining to the original lining paper.
Restoration : cleaned and polished
Weight : 144 grams

Note : Although unlabelled. the form of this box – and especially the lining paper – are consistent with other pieces identified as coming from Edmund Nye’s manufactory; the influence of Thomas Barton can be defined from the inclusion of his signature green oak tesserae in the design.