Fine Arts and Crafts - 18 Jun 2025
A Pilkington's Viking Ship dust-pressed tile designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, glazed in
A Pilkington's Viking Ship dust-pressed tile designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, glazed in colours impressed P mark, 15.5cm. square
Provenance
The Cornish Collection
Literature
Chris Blanchett 20th Century British Tiles, Schiffer Publishing, page 455 this actual tile illustrated.
Fired Earth 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe, TACS/Richard Dennis Publishing, page 113 catalogue number 270 for an example illustrated.
Karen Livingstone C.F.A Voysey Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, page 292 for the original design illustrated and catalogue number 385 for comparable tiles illustrated.
Angela & Barry Corbett Pilkington's Tiles 1891-2010, Pilkington Lancastrian Society, page 40 and also on the cover this design illustrated.
British Art Pottery, Woolley and Wallis, 14th December 2017, lot 233 for a comparable tile.