Tiny chip mid right, other minor marks. Style: Arts
& crafts An unusual arts & crafts style tile by
this famous company featuring slightly naive
foliage and flowerheads In browns and blues on
an olive clay body creating a rather moody,
etheral feel. Whilst famous for their hand painted tiles
Simpsons also printed and stencilled some of
which are automatically assumed to be hand
painted. This is stencilled and painted
furthermore it has is slightly three-dimensional
the glaze apparently having adhered more thickly
to the stained parts but it may well be majolica
glaze or slip painted too. Verso quite clean, patent double grip lock
back with Simpson's badge.
Condition: Very
good
Price: £125 (approx $200)
Stock number: 05158
Technique: Stencilled and
painted?
Manufacturer: W B Simpson
Dimensions: 6"
x 6"
Date: circa
1880
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