Fine Arts & Crafts - 19th June 2024
Lot 86
An Alphabet tile plaque originally designed by Godfrey Sykes for Minton & Hollins, modelled in
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £756
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Description
An Alphabet tile plaque originally designed by Godfrey Sykes for Minton & Hollins, modelled in relief with a figure with a watering can inside the letter D, glazed white and sand, unsigned, 34 x 31.5cm.
Provenance
The David Sheard collection.
Literature
Minton 1798-1910, V&A publications, front cover for the 'M' tile illustrated. The Alphabet tiles were used in the Gamble Room in the Victoria & Albert Museum.