Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 590
A RARE VICTORIAN TUNBRIDGE WARE ALPHABET COMBINATION SOVEREIGN BOX
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A RARE VICTORIAN TUNBRIDGE WARE ALPHABET COMBINATION SOVEREIGN BOX
MID-19TH CENTURY
of cylindrical form, the lid and base with geometric designs, with seven lettered rotating discs
4.7cm high
Literature
See E.H. & E.R. Pinto, Tunbridge and Scottish Souvenir Woodware, pl.18 for a very similar six disc example now in the Birmingham City Art Gallery and Museum.