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Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile

Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile
Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile
Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile
Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile
Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile

Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile
VERY RARE & QUITE EARLY A. PUGIN DESIGNED MINTON TILE. THIS IS A LOVELY QUITE RARE TILE MADE AT THE MINTON HOLLINS & Co FACTORY IN THE EARLY PART OF THE COMPANY’S OUT PUT (PROBABLY 1850’s/60’s – SEE CRISPNESS OF DESIGN AND THAT OF THE REVERSE LETTERING) AND WAS DESIGNED BY AGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN. IT IS DEPICTED IN A FIVE COLOUR GLAZE WITH A FLOWER HEAD PROBABLY A WHITE SNOWDROP? WITH ITS ASSOCIATED LEAVES CONTAINED IN A GEOMETRIC BORDER. ONE THING SHOULD BE MENTIONED IS ITS THICKNESS (A LITTLE OVER 1 [2.5cm]) WHICH I WOULD GUESS INDICATES IT IS A FLOOR TILE RATHER THAN A WALL VARIETY. THE REVERSE HAS THE MENTIONED’MINTON, HOLLINS & Co TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT’ MARK, AND ANOTHER IMPRESSED MARK WHICH I CAN’T MAKE OUT – SEE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILS. IT MEASURES 4 (10cm) Sq. APPROX; AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A TILE OF ITS TYPE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL GLAZE DEEP CHIPS TO ITS EDGES AND CORNERS APART FROM THESE IT LOOKS TO BE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE (I FORGOT TO GIVE IT A CLEAN SO IT’S A BIT DIRTY) – AGAIN SEE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILS. THIS IS A LOVELY RARE EARLY MINTON TILE FROM AN ICONIC 19th CENTURY DESIGNER MADE AT ONE OF THE GREAT BRITISH FACTORIES THAT’S IN GREAT CONDITION AND WITH A LOW START PRICE SHOULD GET CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FROM ALL COLLECTORS. APOLOGIES FOR THE LIGHTING FLARE. THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS SALE. ALMOST EVERYTHING I SELL IS IN THE CONDITION I HAVE BOUGHT IT, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, (I HAVE LEARNT TO MY COST IN THE PAST NOT TO TAMPER WITH AN ITEM), AND THEREFORE I HAVE NEITHER HAD ITEMS REPAIRED NOR RESTORED. I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO REPORT ON AN ITEM WHICH HAS HAD EITHER; HOWEVER I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND I CANNOT DETECT IT. PLEASE DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A B. I WILL DISPATCH GOODS ON CLEARANCE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE. I DO NOT ACCEPT – NON U. ALL PARCELS ARE WELL PACKED AND PROTECTED WITH STRONG BOXES, BUBBLE WRAP AND PACKAGING PEANUTS WHERE NECESSARY. SO PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE BINDING. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The item “VERY RARE & QUITE EARLY A. W. PUGIN DESIGNED MINTON TILE” is in sale since Monday, July 20, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Architectural Antiques\Tiles”. The seller is “rtzilla” and is located in London. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia.
  • Type: Tiles
  • Sub-Type: Decorative Tiles
  • Material: Ceramic/ Pottery
  • Style: Gothic

Very Rare & Quite Early A. W. Pugin Designed Minton Tile