Does this type of Georgian boxes have a specific name?

Hi all,

does anyone know what to call these boxes? Early 19th century, come with a painted/printed landscape. The catalogue simple refers them as tunbridge ware. Used google lens but not many examples available unfortunately. These are so lovely, particularly those with blue and greenish landscape on warm wood, so refreshing

 

@808 raver ...

 

Would/could you post a photograph of the landscapes?

Debora

 

The truth is I don't know, I can't zoom in on the photos but is this the same? https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...oral-scenes-early-19th-century/id-f_35304102/

 

https://www.freshfords.com/antique-...box-with-painted-scenes-of-belgian-spa-towns/

 

Sorry no bigger images, but there's a similar one here ( not really my taste though, the landscape lacks the blueish tone I'm looking for)
https://www.hemswell-antiques.com/a...ntique-rosewood-and-satinwood-box-102398.html

 

Hmmm probably not, the whole cover seems to be painted or printed, but on the example here only the landscape is painted, while the other decorative patterns are veneered wood parquet
https://www.hemswell-antiques.com/a...ntique-rosewood-and-satinwood-box-102398.html
This one is far from ideal though, no cold colour tone in the landscape sadly. Thank you for your examples anyway!

 

Another one, but no landscape:
https://www.markgoodger.co.uk/product/regency-rosewood-card-box/

 

Ah, now I see, I don't know a generic name for such types of boxes or if they were made only in one place, between 1780-1830 lithography took Europe by storm. These images were everywhere and found themselves being put on boxes. The Georgians loved putting things in boxes and we know how boxes seem to survive when all else has gone lol The inlays were easily available for any box maker to buy (as they are today) the patterns on these boxes can be found decorating a lot of wooden Georgian, Victorian antiques. I sorry for not being able to help any further but lithography has never been my thing.

 

Still very useful information as always, thank you so much! Another new box to put on my watching list

 

Sorry if you mind me asking but what country are you in?

 

I'm in uk right now

 

Ok so you are in the best country in the world to buy boxes, us Brits travelled the world buying the best tourist ware before anyone else so not only do we have the domestic wares but also grand tour and Asian ect boxes. Indian, Persian, Italian, Spanish as well as home grown boxes. These are a few from my collection from around the world, personally I find overseas boxes to have more skill involved making them because wages were far less and Brits could afford paying them months and months wages for a piece to bring back home to show off. BTW there is a English box in there but the wood is lignum vitae.

 

The second last one is super cool! I found my taste are bit different though I prefer boxes with simple yet elegant design, i.e. geometrical patterns, striped or checkered (and as I said, your second last box has an outstanding sunray pattern), also with boldly contrasting palette, i.e. bright golden and dark woods, and cold toned prints on warm wood, you might notice that in the boxes I posted haha But always good to see people's collection, as I would still love to spend time staring into the craftmanship. Maybe I'll be convinced to by a similar one some day!

 

I fully understand where you are coming from, when I first started collecting I would buy well made antique English items only, from other countries weren't to my taste at all, even France was overly fussy. I did sell quite a bit of that period of collecting but I kept a few items. Art is in the eye of the beholder as they say so what is your dream box? This is about the best English box I have.

 

Is that coromandel? I find this wood pretty but unfortunately they seem to make only very big boxes with coromandel. I will absolutely buy it if I see one can be fit into my luggage. And you're right taste will always change, as I just recently add an Indian box to my ebay watching list lol.

My ultimate dream box would be these tea caddies, ticking all my boxes of pattern and colour. The vivid green edges and the reddish brown tortoiseshell is a blessed matching. It's ultimate because of the price tag, of course.

Within my budget I am currently seeking for a tunbridge ware box like this one

 

I'm drooling on my keyboard..........stop it you two !!!

 

Sorry to correct you but not Tunbridge ware but parquetry ware. That tea caddie is top dollar, I was going to bid on one of these years ago but my pocket wouldn't allow it, a very nice box indeed.
As for small coromandel wood boxes they do come in small ones, this is a small one I have but the Vanity is massive and very heavy.

 

Lol, thank you I'm glad you like them, it's not everyone's bag, here are some more I have to show off.

 

I really must do some more photos of boxes Antiquers hasn't seen lol