Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 29 Mar 2017
A set of four Minton's encaustic Medieval tiles
A set of four Minton's encaustic Medieval tiles, diamond shape, decorated with the four evangelists, inside shaped foliate panels, framed, and four other Medieval encaustic tiles, probably Minton's depicting crusader knight on horseback, two seated kings and two musicians marks concealed by framing, 45cm. square (5)
Literature
Minton Tiles 1835-1935, Stoke on Trent City Museum & Art Gallery, 1984, page 20 catalogue number 9 for a comparable knight tile and page 22 catalogue number 40 for St John tile.