19th century, England. Diminutive rectangular box with Tunbridge banding, lid with stop hinges opening to double lidded compartments, having circular brass escutcheon. Lovely patina, few chips and repairs, overall very good condition consistent with age. H3 3/4" W6 7/8" D3 3/4" Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically consists of a mosaic of many very small pieces of different colored woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw.