• Style:
Rococo
• Technique: Print & tint
• Maker: Derby Tile Company of
Belper
• Dimensions:
30" x 6"
• Date: 1890 (circa )
• Condition: Very good
• Price: £280 (approx $415)
• Ref: P0028
A rare tile panel from this elusive company.
Individual tiles come to market infrequently,
this the first panel I can recall seeing.
Printed in dark brown and nice and brightly
coloured in a a flowing rococo style. The clay
is buff in colour with specks of tan creating a
pleasing warm effect. Originally fitted
vertically in a fireplace the design works
equally well laid horizontally as a frieze and
would be well suited to a washstand or
splashback.
Versos very clean just occassional smoke
stain, embossed D. T. B..
There were several tile makers spread around
the smaller towns of England away from the
centre at Stoke on Trent, all bar two in
locations with nearby coal mines to supply the
vast quantity of fuel required. Belper with its
coal supply and ironstone was a busy industrial
town with a long history, best known for its
textiles and hosiery tiles were probably the
most durable and decorative wares produced
there.
In very good condition, a few rim chips from
small to minute the worst being bottom right
corner of bottom tile as shown in the large
image below, most on the outer edges, just two
on the joins, spatter of kiln dirty on the
bottom tile and a few other minor manufacturing
flaws, excellent surface condition with
brilliant glaze.
