Victorian Tunbridge Ware lady's keepsake box with silk lining and geometric marquetry bands

Beautiful Victorian Tunbridge Ware keepsake / lady's workbox inlaid with intricate vertical geometric bands. The body of the box is veneered with walnut and the marquetry is done with various fine woods among others. The hinged domed lid has a vacant rhombus cartouche that is edged with cross-banded fruitwood and ebony; the same design is repeated around the key escutcheon.

The interior of the lid is lined with ruched royal blue silk; this ruched panel is softly padded and can be used to hold decorative pins and brooches.

Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, c. 1870's

660 g
10 cm tall
24.5 cm wide
17 cm deep

Good antique condition. Some nicks and small chips to veneer appropriate to age and use; the brass lock insert is partially protruding on the interior side; crack to the front right corner of the lid and along the left side of the lid.