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Fine Tunbridgeware Desk Stand
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Fine Tunbridgeware Desk Stand

19th century
Description

A good quality mid-Victorian Tunbridge-ware DESK STAND (sometimes known as a “standish”) complete with a lidded box to the centre flanked by the original pair of cut-glass ink bottles. To the front is the dished section for pens, pencils etc., and it stands on four solid rosewood compressed bun feet. Original makers label can be found underneath (see additional image). 12ins wide; 9ins deep front-to-back. c1865-1880.

** Tunbridgeware is the form of decorative inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes etc., which originated in the Kent towns of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Started in the mid-18th century the decoration consists of a mosaic marquetry of many small pieces of differently-coloured wood to form pictorial vignettes and borders. Essentially this was a cottage industry with nine makers in Tunbridge Wells and one in Tonbridge. By 1880 the numbers declined; the only survivor (which closed in 1927) was Boyce, Brown & Kemp, who made this Deskstand.

Physical Dimensions
Height
11cm (4.33")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA784909
Dealers Internal Reference
5094/k
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Description
A good quality mid-Victorian Tunbridge-ware DESK STAND (sometimes known as a “standish”) complete with a lidded box to the centre flanked by the original pair of cut-glass ink bottles. To the front is the dished section for pens, pencils etc., and it stands on four solid rosewood compressed bun feet. Original makers label can be found underneath (see additional image). 12ins wide; 9ins deep front-to-back. c1865-1880.

Tunbridgeware is the form of decorative inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes etc., which originated in the Kent towns of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

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Started in the mid-18th century the decoration consists of a mosaic marquetry of many small pieces of differently-coloured wood to form pictorial vignettes and borders.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Essentially this was a cottage industry with nine makers in Tunbridge Wells and one in Tonbridge. By 1880 the numbers declined; the only survivor (which closed in 1927) was Boyce, Brown & Kemp, who made this Deskstand.

Height
11cm (4.33")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA784909
Dealers Internal Ref
5094/k
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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Fine Tunbridgeware Desk Stand

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Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
Telephone 01225 315 727 or 07980 951198
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Quiet Street Antiques
3 Quiet Street
Bath
BA1 2JS
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/quietstreetbath
Verified Since Apr 2012
Items For Sale 153
Items Sold 2,514
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
Verified Since Apr 2012
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Location: Quiet Street Antiques, 3 Quiet Street, Bath, BA1 2JS , United Kingdom
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FINE TUNBRIDGEWARE DESK STAND
FINE TUNBRIDGEWARE DESK STAND
Ref: SA784909
FINE TUNBRIDGEWARE DESK STAND
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  • Period19th century
  • SizeH 11 cm (4 in) x W 30 cm (12 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)
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