Very tiny chips, glaze losses and roughness to
the rim, surface near perfect. Style: Classical built landscape One of this series of views tiles engraved by
L T Swetnam around 1885, this of a boatbuilder's
cottage in the shadow of Criccieth Castle in
Wales. Good to see this scene in colour the
texture of the engraving not so clear in the
unpainted print the roadway perhaps appearing to
be a small river. One of the more popular landscape series
still not so easy to collect the full set, that
is in the usual print colours of dark brown and
indian blue, coloured examples of the series are
very rarely found. Research indicates that hand
coloured Mintons tiles were three to four tilmes
the price of their ordinary prints which goes
some way to explain the rarity. Of all Minton
tiles these are the ones we find most often
originally framed as art objects rather than
fitted in to fireplaces, washstands etc or on
walls. Verso very clean, embossed Mintons etc.
Condition: Excellent
Price: £130 (approx $202)
Stock number: 05390
Technique: Print & tint
Manufacturer: Mintons
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: 1895 (circa)
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