Fine Arts & Crafts - 19th June 2024

Lot 110

Three Maw & Co Japoniste tile plaques designed by Owen Gibbons, rectangular printed and painted

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1071

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Description

Three Maw & Co Japoniste tile plaques designed by Owen Gibbons, rectangular printed and painted with a Japanese Geisha in a landscape, comprising one walking with a parasol on a coastal path, one Geisha playing an instrument and one Geisha walking in a garden, in blue, turquoise and gilt on a white ground, framed impressed Maw & Co mark, unsigned, 30.5 x 14cm. (3)

Literature

Fired Earth 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe, Dennis/TACS, page 108 catalogue number 227 for a comparable example illustrated.