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A single very tiny chip on the bottom edge
otherwise perfect. •
Style/technique: Floralprint &
tint This is an example of an under-appreciated
genre of tiles, transfer prints on coloured
clay. A pretty aesthetic floral design printed
in mid brown and coloured with five colours and
of excellent manufacturing quality. Coloured clays were far more expensive than
orindary white clay, from a 1905 catalogue the
prices for plain tiles are, per doz: white 3/6;
ivory 3/9; black or red 5/6; celadon, azure or
sage 6/-. 6/- a dozen was more expensive than
most transfer prints and even some multicolour
majolica tiles! The coloured clays produced better quality
tiles too as white and ivory were the least
resistant to crazing. One of the characteristic
decorating techniques used on coloured clays was
the use of white enamel, this makes white,
usually flowers, stand out so much more than on
white clay tiles where the white is usually the
colour of the clay. Adding to the other benefits of these tiles
is rarity, with an original price around double
that of white clay tiles they weren't sold in
anything like the quantities of white clay
tiles. Today there is little difference in the
price so potentially there is a great investment
opportunity in these tiles, and many are really
decoratively appealing too. Verso usual Booth grid quite smoke stained
but no adhesive residue, printed design
registration number just legible. A single very tiny chip on the bottom edge
otherwise perfect. The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430
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.
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