Description
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing box by Edmund Nye c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central flower basket mosaic with chain-like border. Side panels with geometric border. Interior with lift out tray and a number of compartments including inkwell, pen tray etc. Small leather lined writing slop to underside of cover. There are also assorted Victrorian / Edwardian postcards and photographs.
Size : 25.8 x 17.6cm, 6cm height
Condition : Good – there is a stable crack and anumber of fine veneer cracks to the cover.
Restoration : None
Weight : 770 grams
Although this piece is not labelled the design is certainly by Nye with labelled examples bearing identical banding and the cutting style to the central mosaic being uniquely Nye.
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