Tunbridge Ware Book Slide with Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware book slide with image of Shakespeare’s birthplace and Tonbridge Castle

Date : c1860

Period : Victoria

Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Decoration : Panels decorated with Tonbridge Castle and Shakespeare’s Birthplace within borders formed of two layers of dentil stringing divided by a geometric pattern.

Size : 65.5cm max extension, 19cm width, 18cm height

Condition : Excellent, no missing tesserae and minimal wear.

Restoration : French polished

Weight :  915 grams

A Henry Hollamby classic.