Design - 25th August 2021

Lot 517

A pottery architectural tile designed by Godfrey Sykes

Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £2300

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Description

A pottery architectural tile designed by Godfrey Sykes, probably Minton's rectangular cast in relief with a medieval figure and the letter K, glazed white and mustard yellow, unsigned, 30 x 25cm.

Literature

Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Art The Handley-Read Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972, page 59 catalogue number C90 for the original pencil designs, dated 1864.