Collectable Tiles

Tube Lined Art Nouveau Majolica Tile

Style/technique: Art nouveau tube lined

Manufacturer: Sherwin & Cotton

Pattern number: 6815A

Dimensions: 6" x 6"

Date: circa 1905

Colours: 5

This is an absolutely fantastic tile, a nice design but absolutely superb and rare colours.

The brownish purple background glaze is quite unusual, one does see it quite often on émaux ombrants portrait tiles but it was rarely used on multicolour tiles, I do recall seeing it used a couple of times before on multicolour tiles but only on tube line patterns. It is a great colour, very translucent yet with strong colour saturation. The flowerhead is in the most wonderful deep mauve, another unusual colour and between the petals we have a nice bright pink. The light tan infill is yet again uncommon, it is only the green that can be called a typical colour. The tube line clay is coloured in quite a dark brown.

The ability to use such brilliant colours in such a combination and without manufacturing defects was limited to a just a few manufacturers like Wade, Marsden and of course Sherwin & Cotton. This truly is an excellent and rare tile.

Condition: Very fine
Price: £195 (approx $390)
Ref: 02310

Chip on the bottom left corner, one very small stun mark near the left edge and a very feint line in the glaze, two tiny stun marks near the right edge. Apart from these very minor marks close to the side edges caused by the fitting in a fireplace frame the tile looks like new.

UK Special Delivery £203

US and World Airsure £210

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