British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19th September 2023

Lot 140

A rare Nottingham brown stoneware tile, c.1750, attributed to Charles Morley, Beck Lane, incised

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600

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Description

A rare Nottingham brown stoneware tile, c.1750, attributed to Charles Morley, Beck Lane, incised with a stylized flower around a central concave well, the corners with geometric floral motifs, minor chipping, 13.1cm.

Provenance: from the collection of the late Jonathan Horne. Formerly the E N Stretton Collection.

Illustrated: Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, plate X, p.106 (year unrecorded).