Meeting all the criteria for Tunbridge ware collectors, this workbox on stand below was one of the top buys at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s (19.5% buyer’s premium) sale at Taunton on April 4.
Although Tunbridge ware was produced as early as the late 17th century, the prime period for enthusiasts is generally reckoned to be c.1830-1900. The workbox, with a velvet-lined fitted interior containing bobbins, cotton reels and a stamp box, was early Victorian and of exceptional quality and condition.