Prometheus Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
The box is in excellent condition retaining both the interior lining with original paper and a working key. The base of the box also has the trade label for Edmund Nye. Nye was one of the premier makers of Tunbridge ware and indeed exhibited at The Great Exhibition in 1851 where he received a commendation for his work, a table depicting a ship at sea, in which 110,800 tesserae were used to create the scene. This box is a lovely example of his work in excellent condition, it dates to C.1850.
Overall sizes in inches:
6 ½ wide
4 deep
4 ¾ high
Prometheus Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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