Tunbridge Ware 8 Inch Paper Knife / Letter Opener c1880

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware seven and a half inch paper cutter with inlaid handle and polished blade
Date : c1880
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Inlaid diamond light and dark veneers
Size :  Length 19.5cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 10g

The perfect solution for cutting through the Christmas card envelopes and wrapping paper. Beautiful and functional.

Opening bills after Christmas future will almost be pleasant experience.  One of many everyday items fabricated from Tunbridge Ware inlaid turnery. If it could be made from wood it could become adorned with the intricate mosaic floral and geometrical designs synonymous with the manufacturers of the 19^th and early 20^th Centuries in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.