Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & 20th Century Design - 5th March 2014

Lot 258

A rare Flaxman Tile Works tile designed by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £650

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Description

A rare Flaxman Tile Works tile designed by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, painted with an Art Nouveau maiden, glazed blue unsigned 15.5cm. square Literature Fired Earth - 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe, TACS/ Richard Dennis Publications, page 129 figure 410 for an identical tile glazed green Daryll Bennett Shapland & Petter Ltd page plate 5.30 for this tile included in a smokers cabinet.