British Art Pottery - 25th May 2021
Lot 80
Tennyson's Idylls of the King five Minton's China Works tiles designed by John Moyr Smith
Estimate £250 - £350
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Description
Tennyson's Idylls of the King five Minton's China Works tiles designed by John Moyr Smith, printed in brown on a white ground, comprising, Excalibur, Gareth, Lynette, Enid, Guinevere, and five other Idylls of the King tiles in alternative colours, and twenty two other Mintons tiles designed by John Moyr Smith, including Shakespeare, Biblical and Early English History, impressed factory marks, 15.2cm square (32)
Literature
Annamarie Stapleton John Moyr Smith 1839-1912 A Victorian Designer, Richard Dennis Publications, page 74-75 for comparable tiles illustrated.