A Superb Tunbridge Ware Card Case c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware card case
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Perspective cube decoration on one face with sorrento style decoration to the other. The edges made up of geometric mosaics. The cartouche contains a distant image of a castle
Size :  11×7.6×1.2cm
Condition : Excellent. no missing tesserae. some scattered scratches and wear commensurate with age and use. There are some fine gaps between some tesserae within the cartouche
Restoration : None
Weight : 60 grams

The signature green oak suggests the hand of Thomas Barton in the design of this piece. This piece is most likely either from his period working under Edmund Nye or soon after he took control of the business following Nye’s death in 1862.The identical image set within the cartouche has been found on other pieceswith Barton labels. One of the finest examples that we have seen