Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 163
A pair of Pilkington's Lancastrian tiles
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £280
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Description
A pair of Pilkington's Lancastrian tiles, modelled in low relief with a dragon rampant and a Cypress tree, amidst scrolling foliage, in golden lustre on a midnight blue ground, framed 15.5cm. square
Literature
A J Cross Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 36 plate 38a for this tile design which was used at the Franco British Exhibition in 1908.
The Studio Yearbook, 1908 page 31 for a fireplace illustrated with this tile design.