Minton Octagonal Tile • Condition: Very good • Price: £100 (approx $132) • Stock number: 07452 UK Special Delivery +£11 Europe Priority +£16 US and World Priority +£26 Currency Converter Ask a question Two very small and other lesser rim chips, minor surface marks.   • Style: Emblative • Technique: Stencilled* • Maker: Minton, Hollins & Co. • Dimensions: 6" x 6" • Date: 1868 (circa)     An uncommon octagonal tile made in the same manner as those exclsuively made for the world famous Victoria & Albert Museum in London. I have seen a few small groups of similar in the marketplace over the years but can't recall seeing any in situ. Sellers including prestigious auction rooms often attribute to famous buildings connected with royalty such as palaces and castles, I have also been advised a court and a church. I have seen this attributed to the Palace of Westminster (where the Houses of Parliament sit) but the portcullis emblem representing that building and institution is different. Given the manufacturing process it would be a simple and reasonably affordable matter to make bespoke designs and I am not sure if other designs I have seen are the same as this group. This group included a crown (different to the V&A crown), a Tudor Rose, a letter G and a panther or dog. *Stencilled as the V&A museum tiles are reported by Barnard and others but why go to the bother of complicated spraying when printing or sponging (if a stencil was used) would be equally effective at lower cost. Verso clean, embossed Minton, Hollins & Co., Stoke on Trent.   Information Tiles For Sale Contacts Order Information