Antique Minton Wall Tile, Aesthetic Movement Circa 1879-1885. Ref. CL/31
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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Time Period
1800s
Type
Tin-Glazed
Bob Shop ID
615401482
- Description: Antique Minton Wall Tile,Aesthetic Movement Circa 1879-1885. Ref. CL/31
- Maker: Mintons China Works, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
- Date: Circa 1879-1885
- History: Thomas Minton opened his pottery factory in 1793 and soon became one of the best-known potters in England. The design on the tile is by William Wise (the Aesthetic Movement Period)
- Description: This is a lead-glazed earthenware tile, transfer printed in a brown sepia colour from a copper plate, depicting a farm scene of cows in a shallow river bed. Mintons China Works Stoke on Trent and the famous Mintons Globe mark are observed on the reverse.
- Condition: Very good condition throughout with just a few flea-bites on the edges. It does not appear to have ever been used on a wall. Look carefully, and you will see some very fine glaze cracks on the surface, a good indicator of the age of the tile. There is a very small crack on the top left-hand corner.
- Dimensions: 15.2 cm X 15.2 cm X 1.0 cm thick.
- Price: 450.00
- Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is basedon research of the subject.
- This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE.
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