• Style/technique: Floral print
• Manufacturer: W. T. H. Smith*
• Pattern number: AB0 14/2
• Dimensions: 6" x 6"
• Date: design registered 1899
• Colours: 4

• Condition: Very fine
• Price: £65 (approx $129)
• Ref: #03156

Condition Report

Four tiny edge chips, very mild discolouration in the crazing, near perfect surface with brilliant glaze.

 

A good floral/geometric design with a central flowerhead and leaves reaching out printed in dark brown and coloured with four good colours. A nice quality tile well decorated and glazed.

Verso near perfectly clean, pattern and registration numbers printed.

* The design is registered to W T H Smith however it is quite unlikely that they made the tile as they were a pottery company rather than a tile company. They may well have decorated bought in biscuit or indeed had the whole tile made for them. At the moment I consider that most likely the biscuit was made by Ambrose Brook.

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.

The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430 pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format. Customers may request a larger 120 dpi image also in maximum quality JPEG format for closer inspection which will be sent by email.