Enamel loss at the bottom left corner motif and
petal top centre, two very tiny chips bottom edge.
Perfectly clean, no crazing and most brilliantly
glazed. An excellent and early aesthetic or 'arts
& crafts movement' design, maybe a touch of
gothic in there too. Great bold sunflower at the
centre in a ring of leaves and further hatched
and 'spidery' textured areas. On a sage body,
printed in rich blue, coloured with mustard and
with highlights enamelled in bright white, four
colours and each acheived by different
means. At first look a fairly ordinary tile but it
draws you in to reveal the complexity that makes
the end result which is to say the least
dramatic. Fabulous for its introduction date of
1881, quite frankly not much really innovative
and demonstrative was going on then and there
were few manufacturers. The backplate for this
group of tiles shows reserves for the pattern
numbers they used on majolica tiles so these
presumed to have been made around 1890. Coloured clay tiles often have more
brightness and contrast than white clay tiles
for the white clay is never as white as enamel
white which was often used on coloured clay
tiles. Celadon and pale blue and the most used
colours for decorative tiles still they are
uncommon and an interesting theme to collect.
The clay was better quality, denser and more
durable and therefore less likely to have
crazing of the glaze. Sherwin & Cotton were the premier art
tile specialist of the late 19thC, vastly
underestimated (people think that Wm de Morgan
& Co were good!), fabulous tiles, innovative
techniques, some unmatched by any other
contemporarily or subsequently. Versos perfectly clean, printed registration
mark and pattern number. Style: Aesthetic Top right corner trimmed for the original
fitting, no damage in the passing of time.
Perfectly clean, no crazing and most brilliantly
glazed. Enamel loss at the corner motifs, no other
damage - very tiny edge chips are during
manufacture and glazed over. Perfectly clean, no
crazing and most brilliantly glazed.
Condition: Near
perfect
Price: £80 (approx $105)
Stock number: 03819B
Technique: Print & tint
Manufacturer: Sherwin & Cotton
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: design registered 1881
Condition: Very
good
Price: £80 (approx. $105)
Stock number: 03819C
Condition: Very
fine
Price: £80 (approx. $105)
Stock number: 03819D
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