Collectable Tiles

Mintons Pictorial Transfer Tile by William Wise

Style/technique: Pictorial print

Manufacturer: Mintons China Works

Pattern number: 1801

Dimensions: 6" x 6"

Date: circa 1885

A great example from the 'Village Life' series in very rich blue on ivory, a woman and girl picking apples. Nicely engraved by William Wise, his figural work is excellent and where at times his treatment of foliage etc is rather dense here it provides the perfect backdrop to the figures.

To my mind this and 'Country Pursuits' are by far the best series by Wise perhaps because he actually designed these rather than creating engravings for tile based upon other drawings and photographs as many other of his tiles were.

Condition: Very good
Price: £175 (approx $355)
Ref: 02487

One medium chip on the right edge, several small/tiny edge chips. A very small surface chip on the woman's neck/hairline and another on the hedge otherwise the surface is excellent. A very clean and bright tile.

UK Special Delivery £183

US and World Airsure £190

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The image is a little oversize rather than cropped close to the edges so that the edges can easily be seen and any chips etc can be quickly spotted. Other marks described are usually not visible at all when the tile is viewed straight as one normally sees it and can only be seen with a critical eye when the tile is tilted to catch imperfections in reflected light. For more details of how we describe marks see Condition.

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