Condition: Very fine Very tiny rim chips/flakes partly in
manufacture, surface near perfect. Style: Nature study A rare William Wise tile and picture tile of
sheep grazing, printed in dark brown with grey
shading and surrounded by a chocolate brown
border. Probably because the series was
introduced when the fashion for picture tiles
was declining and being a multicolour print
these were more expensive than his other
series. Undoubtably the better tiles because they are
multicolour and purpose designed for the process
for which they were made. Wise's first and most
popular animal series, 'Animals of the Farm',
introduced in 1879/1880 were designed to be hand
coloured but rarely are. Taking this in to
account Wise gave much weight to the fine
background details especially leaves on trees as
they would need to show through the colour, when
the tiles are found coloured (which is rare) it
is clear what the intended effect was. Here with
the old brown print and grey shading we see so
much more, just as the artist intended. Verso very clean with Mintons name and
badge.
Price: £270 (approx $358)
Stock number: 05360
Technique: Multicolour print
Maker: Mintons
Artist: William Wise
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: circa 1888
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