|
Amazing Pair of High
Relief Figural Minton Tiles
|
  
  
|
- Style/technique: Arts & crafts
majolica
- Dimensions: 6" x 12" x 2
- Manufacturer: Mintons Ltd
- Date: circa 1885
- Condition: Excellent
- Price: £625 (approx $947)
- Ref: 03476
A rare and excellent pair of Minton plaques
illustrating a pair of finely clad cavaliers.
These were made as plaques but used as tiles in
a fireplace and it is wonderful that they have
survived so well as they are very high relief
but have only very slight damage. Excellent
quality of modelling and moulding both the bas
relief and the indented background, these were
hand made in the pottery rather than pressed in
the tileworks. Later examples were pressed in
the tileworks still they are most scarce too,
given pattern number 2530 and so pressed
examples date from around 1892/3, these will be
earlier. Brilliant mahogany coloured glaze and
the high relief catches the light wonderfully -
and makes them difficult to photograph!
|
|
Two very tiny surface chips, high relief and
most brilliant glaze.
|
 
 
 
|
|
Tiny chip bottom left corner, two very tiny edge
chips, a little wear to the rim of his boot and a
few pinprick marks near mid left chips. Totally
insignificant marks, high relief and most brilliant
glaze.
|
 
 
 
|
|
Versos hollowed out to lighten the weight for
hanging as plaques. Top edges each have a pair of
pierced holes for hanging cords.
|
|
|
Detail of impressed marks, none are year
marks.
|
|
|
The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430
pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format. 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.
|