Tunbridgeware tripod table by Thomas Barton

Tunbridgeware tripod table byThomas Barton.   The octagonal top with coromandel thumb moulded edge to a wide border of tessellated floral mosaic design around the four overlaid Van Dyke parquetry eight pointed stars. The parquetry inlay within the fine stringing of various exotic woods including box, rosewood, ebony, coromandel and satinwood. The tripod base with turned ebony legs united by a central ball of coromandel. Bears maker’s label: T. Barton late NYE, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells. An exceptionally fine table in original condition made by a top maker.
English, circa 1870 - 1900