Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1870s.
The sloping lid features a rare marquetry scene of Dover Castle within a border of oak leaves. It opens fore-and-aft to reveal the original red velvet writing surface and a pair of inkwells both with original Tunbridge tops together with concave pen section and a lidded compartment with a Tunbridgeware lid. The quality of the marquetry in this box is astonishing. 12.25ins (31cms) wide.
The decoration consists of a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods to form a pictorial vignette.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1870s.
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Tunbridge Writing Slope with Rare Scene
