Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 29th March 2017
Lot 176
A Burmantofts Faience pottery tile
Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £420
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Description
A Burmantofts Faience pottery tile, square, decorated in low relief with a crane wading by tall grasses, glazed midnight blue, a Minton's Odysseus and the Syrens tile designed by John Moyr Smith, a Minton's encaustic tile designed by A.W.N. Pugin, an E Smith & Co tile printed with an Aesthetic Movement crane catching a fish, and a collection of tiles, impressed marks, minor damages, (a lot)
Literature
Minton Tiles 1835-1935, Stoke on Trent City Museum & Art Gallery, 1984, page 21 catalogue number 28 for the Minton tile.