Very Rare Set Of Eight Early 18th Century Lambeth Delft Tiles With Provenance
July 20, 2024
An Extraordinarily Rare Set Of Eight Lambeth Delft Tiles. Dating to between 1725 and 1760. Tin-glazed, each decorated with. Stylized rose on buff London clay earthenware body. Many sherds with this rosette design from the Lambeth site. Very few intact tiles remain, however. Impeccable provenance: Louis Lipski; gifted to R. And thence by descent. Victoria and Albert Museum Accession No. 5-1955 for an identical tile gifted to the museum. Charleston in 1955 – a ninth from the set. Louis Lipsky was a famous collector of English and Irish delftware and. The author of the much-sought delft bible. Assistant Keeper of the Department of Ceramics at the V&A. Renowned scholar and author of numerous books on ceramics and glass. The tiles are in good salvaged condition. There are edge chips and glaze losses. One has a missing corner. Please examine the photographs carefully. To assess the condition of the individual tiles. 12.5cm (8) sq. The photographs constitute part of the description.