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ANTIQUE BOXES
at the Sign of the
Hygra
2 Middleton Road
London E8 4BL
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7254 7074
email:
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Antique Boxes in English Society
1760
-1900
by
ANTIGONE
Tea Caddies and
Tea |
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Rare early 19th century Tunbridge Ware tea
caddy
A very important group of tea caddies produced in the first three decades
of the 19th century are of course the Tunbridge
Ware boxes. Shapes are similar to
other caddies of the period with the exception that the nature of the decoration
precludes extreme bombe or concave shapes. In the first thirty years of the
19th century, caddies were usually made in rosewood veneer with Van Dyke
(elongated triangles) and cube pattern parquetry decoration. |
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The earliest ones, like the one illustrated here, do not include mosaic
inlays, although these do appear in the 1830s mostly as borders. In the 1830s
and 40s the early patterns were combined with Berlin woolwork designs in
mosaic marquetry. Turned feet were usual, but not handles, which would interfere
with the decoration which, continued on all sides. |
© 1999 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly
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