Tunbridge Ware Stickware Box with Mosaic Lid c1880

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware stickware box with mosaic lid

Date : c1880

Period : Victoria

Origin : Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Decoration : Turned stickware box with ribbed finish, screw-top with geometric mosaic pattern

Size : Height 3.7cm x Diameter 3cm

Condition : Excellent

Restoration : None

Weight :14 grams

While simple geometric designs of this type are more typically associated with earlier Tunbridge ware they experienced a renewed popularity in the later 19th century.