British Art Pottery - 30th November 2011

Lot 51

A set of six Minton's encaustic tiles

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250

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Description

A set of six Minton's encaustic tiles, the design attributed to A W N Pugin, each decorated with medieval figures or heraldic lions, framed each tile 15cm. square Literature Paul Atterbury & Clive Wainwright Pugin V&A/Yale, page 144 plate 261 for 4 tiles from this Old English series made by Minton from 1842.