Condition: Near perfect Top right corner slightly worn at the tip other
marks are manufacturing flaws. No surface marks
whatsoever and fabulously brilliantly glazed. Style/technique: Art nouveau majolica An interesting tile and design, art nouveau
many would say, yes indeed it is but not in its
entirety. One of Richards first new designs in
the Pinnox works which they started building in
1901 and completed in 1903 and that period
epitomises the move to the new style of art
nouveau. A great design, at first I thought a thistle
but it's dandelions, most unusual. In the arts
& crafts manner of filling the space but not
as naturalistic as arts & crafts depictions
rather more stylised in the art nouveau style
with whiplash-like lines (more lightning strike
perhaps). I can't recall seeing it before and
was very pleased to add one to the personal
collection for pleasure and research. There's
not a lot of such tiles, the genre that truly
overlaps arts & crafts and art nouveau,
brilliant to study, almost essential for the art
student. I call this organic moulding, no raised
outline to contain the glazes and so demanding
more painting skills and even more technical
skills in the formulation of the glazes.
Materials technology, that is what is driving
innovation in this first decade of the 21st
century and did to a great extent in the 1900
period. No raised outline which in many cases
spoiled the design by detracting from the
glazes. Dandelion leaves are really healthy food,
better than just about anything from the
supermarket, add to salads for a bit of
different taste! Versos very clean, diagonal rails, embossed
England bead reserve indicating around 1905 for
manufacture date.
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