- Style/technique: Art Nouveau Tubeline
Panel
- Made by: Henry Richards
- Dimensions: 18" x 12" (six tiles)
- Date: circa 1906
- Condition: Good
- Price: £475 (approx $765)
- Ref: 03785
An excellent Tubeline 6-tile panel with
gorgeous colours and glazes, bright and colouful
the colours including purple the flowerhead with
blended colours blue to green to lime yellow.
Such panels are rarely found, almost invariably
fixed to walls and difficult to salvage
especially when there is pressure for the
refurbishment or demolition works to proceed at
full speed.
These appear to have have been a special
order or limited edition, the pattern number is
from a range apparently reserved for such tiles
for it is rarely seen and only on unusual tiles
notably Tubeline panels and fireplace interiors.
Removed from a prestigious property in Rio de
Janeiro.
Versos are spotless and typical Richards'
diagonal bars from around 1905 - 7, painted
pattern number.
Condition is good, some slight damage not too
unexpected with a panels removed from a wall.
The rightmost tiles both have fairly large but
shallow surface chips on their bottom edges and
not affecting the pattern, there is a small
cluster of chips around the bottom left corner
of the main tile and some tiny chips on the tube
lining of tile beneath. Glaze surfaces are
excellent ndeed almost perfect apart from a
small patch of wear on the top right tile, again
on the plain background. Tiles are shown
individually below.