Small chip right edge, tiny chip bottom edge,
surface very near perfect. Style:
Humorous picture with aesthetic border A most curious tile with circular borders in
the aesthetic taste and corner motifs with a
humorous miniature scene of an imp and hedgehog,
perhaps from a novel or fairy tale. All very
nicely done apart from the print being a little
untidy but precisely and sensitively
painted. On a Boote blank but but appears in the
Decorative art Tile Co catalogue at the V&A,
Boote supplied blanks widely to other companies
for decoration. This design I have seen five or
six times but never seen a companion even with a
set of ten from a fireplace, it was quite common
for pairs to be made but apparently not in this
case. Versos a little grubby and smoke stained,
typical Boote ring blank, printed pattern
number.
Condition:
Excellent
Price: £145 (approx $198)
Stock number: 04465B
Technique: Print &
tint
Manufacturer: The Decorative Art Tile
Co.
Dimensions: 6"
x 6"
Date: circa
1885
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