British Art Pottery - 25th November 2015
Lot 216
A Pilkington's Lancastrian tile by J Henry Sellers
Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £200
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Description
A Pilkington's Lancastrian tile by J Henry Sellers, modelled in low relief with a griffin, glazed in golden lustre on a blue ground unsigned 15.5cm. square
Literature
A J Cross Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 36 plate 38a for this tile design which was used in a fireplace as the centrepiece of the Pilkington's stand at the Franco-British Exhibition in 1908.
The Studio Yearbook 1908, the fireplace featuring this tile design illustrated page 31.