Small chip top right corner, roughness arounf
bottom right corner, other exceddingly minor marks,
excellent surface. Style:
Nature study An excellent bird study print, there are
three similar series of bird tiles from Minton
Hollins, each with different borders and each
done in numerous colourways. One set of ten and
two sets of six making perhaps twenty two for it
is reported that three tiles appear in two
series. All with an excellent variety of
aesthetic style borders, super designs of the
times. Made in a variety of colour combinations,
quite possibly a dozen or more, it would be
fascinating to collect a group in twelve
different colourways. This grey clay (drab? - it
didn't have the negative connotations that it
does now ) with a good solid black print, a
great and rare colourway indeed I can't recall
seeing it on any other designs/series. Whilst
not as attractive colours as the finely painted
multicolour examples it is possibly unique and
would compliment many interior design and
collectors tastes, makes quite a statement
too. Often reported as designed by E W Godwin but
this is not the case, also suggested to be by
Robert Edis but again not the case. John
Bradburn is the most likely designer, as he
worked for Minton Hollins during the appropriate
period designing mostly aesthetic floral
patterns but also some including birds. Bradburn
did some pictoral designs for E. Smith and later
moved to Maw & Co where he produced many
designs including faience for public
buildings. Verso near perfectly clean, embossed usual
legend.
Condition: Very
good
Price: £75 (approx $99)
Stock number: 06629
Technique: Transfer
print
Maker: Minton, Hollins & Co.
Dimensions: 6"
x 6"
Date: 1880
(circa)
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