Condition: Near perfect
Price: £120 (approx $211)
Ref: #03265

 

• Style/technique: Art nouveau majolica
• Manufacturer: Unattributed
• Dimensions: 3" x 6"
• Date: circa 1905

A fabulous art nouveau design with a hint of renaissance style decorated in super colours including celeste and purple. A most unusual moulding technique as there is no relief to the tile other than the outline, I am almost tempted to use the much misused phrase "imitation tubelined" but the line is deliberately very slender and so is of proportions not possible with tube lining. A design not seen before and indeed could well be a very limited edition the mould made simply from incising the outline in a plain plaster block.

Verso unmarked, plain except for two undercut lock channels.

Near perfect condition, just a couple of very tiny marks.

The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 220 pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format and on screen is about the size as it would be in real life at the same distance. A larger 120 dpi image also in maximum quality JPEG format can be forwarded by email if required.

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.