I bought this box while on holiday in Tasmania. It is a and from my guess based on Googling similar pieces, I would say it was manufactured between 1870 and 1890.
The photos dont really do it justice. Tunbridgeware involves making a mosaic of many small pieces of colored wood, then thinly slicing them with a very fine saw.
This is the most similar one I could find on Ebay UK, its around $330AUD
I paid $130 for mine, so I am guessing it was a reasonably good buy.
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