ANTIQUE TUNBRIDGE WARE TEA CADDY FEATURING TONBRIDGE CASTLE

ANTIQUE TUNBRIDGE WARE TEA CADDY FEATURING TONBRIDGE CASTLE

Circa 1900

Height; 6 inches / 15.5 cm
Width: 10¼ inches / 26.2 cm 
Depth: 6¼ inches / 15.8 cm 
Stock number: GR7064/0121
Price: £1450

An antique Tunbridge ware two compartment dome top tea caddy veneered in Hungarian ash with a view of Tonbridge Castle on the top. The caddy has two floral friezes to all four sides on the lower half of the body, which sits on four turned wooden feet, the hinged lid features a geometric band, again around all four sides, the domed lid has a floral frame bounded with thin striped keylines, surrounding a classic Tunbridge Ware image of Tonbridge Castle. The lids of both internal compartments have geometric bands to all four edges and small turned wooden handles. The tea caddy comes complete with a fully working lock and tasselled key.