Rare Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Depicting Malvern Abbey c1865

Description

Heading : Two compartment Tunbridge ware tea caddy c
Date : c1865
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic depicting Great Malvern Priory Curch with a geometric border. Side panels decorated with berlin woolwork floral banding within keylines. Stickware escutcheon. Internally both lids have geometric borders.
Size :  25.7×16.7cm. 15cm height
Condition : Very good – there is some crazing in the varnish but the image is crisp – working lock and key
Restoration : None
Weight : 905 grams

One of Henry Hollamby’s greatest hits.