• Style/technique: Art nouveau/classical print
• Made by: Mintons China works
• Dimensions: 6" x 6"
• Date: design registered 1898

• Condition: Near perfect
• Price: £60 (approx $89)
• Ref: #03195

Condition Report

One exceedingly light scratch is the only mark of any note.

 

A classic example of excellent design. When looking for universal appeal the designer has to appeal to many tastes and here the designer has been successful. Though late 19thC we see the two predominant styles of the edwardian era, art nouveau and neo-classical, there is also a nod to aesthetic and arts & crafts. The design also works well as an individual tile and as a pilaster, frieze or panel, truly a work of genius.

Selected by Barnard for the inside covers of the first modern era book on tile collecting and history it surely was a good choice. Understandably a popular design and one we see quite frequently in a variety of colours this example being in one of Minton's many blues on a very pale cream ground.

Verso extremely clean, fully named, clear printed pattern number and design registration number.

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.