A Private Collection of Burmantofts Faience Pottery - 22nd June 2017
Lot 505
An unusual Burmantofts Faience portrait tile by WRP
Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £300
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Description
An unusual Burmantofts Faience portrait tile by WRP, dated 1891, modelled in low relief with a portrait of a lady, glazed turquoise, another tile model no.E.58, modelled in relief with a central portrait inside scroll border, glazed pale grey, a large Architectural tile decorated in relief with a Classical dragon mask design, and five other Burmantofts tiles, impressed and incised marks, minor damages, 26.5 x 22cm (8)
Literature
Burmantofts Decorative Tiles for Interiors, TACS, volume 22 2016, page 14 catalogue number 22 and no.23 these actual tiles illustrated.