Very Rare Tunbridge Ware Box with Dover Church and Pharos

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware box with image of Dover Church and Pharos

Date : c1860

Period : Victoria

Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Decoration : Central mosaic of Dover Church and Pharos with geometric tessellated border. Side panels with woolwor banding. Stickwear escutcheon. Interior with silk lined cover and several dividers for stationery.

Size : 

Condition : Good – some rubbing and veneer cracks to cover and general wear.

Restoration : Paper relined

Weight :  809 grams

This rare view is of unknown origin but Howard Rockley in Topographical Tunbridge Ware states that it is presumed to be from the Hollamby factory.

St Mary in Castro was built beside the Roman Pharos (lighthouse) which was itself built in the second century. It is the most complete Roman buidling that still stands in Britain and one of only three Roman Pharoi that still stand today.