Tunbridge Ware Business Card case c1870 Was £225

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware visiting card or business card case
Date : c1870
Period : Victorian
Origin : Royal Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : All six sides covered with intricate geometrical designs. A symmetrical mosaic pattern on one side with a floral mosaic pattern on the reverse. 
Size :  Length: 10.5cm x Width: 7.1cm x Depth: 1.2cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  43g

Few of is rarely have visiting cards printed these days. How we have managed our entire lives without a butler is a mystery to me. Most of us still have business cards and this is one of those wonderful antique items that stil has a purpose and may be used daily. An ideal gift.

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