Floral Majolica Tile Condition: Excellent Price: £50 (approx $60) Stock number: 03693D UK First Class +£5 Europe Airmail +£11 US and World Airmail +£21 Currency Converter Ask a question Minor chips to the border at three corners and a couple of small patches of light rubbing to high points.   • Style: Floral • Technique: Embossed majolica • Maker: Unkown • Dimensions: 6" x 6" • Date: 1890 (circa)   A somewhat unusual tile in some ways a typical 19thC nature study design that one would expect to see in hand painted watercolour or mass-produced as a print but this as majolica. Competant moulding, decorating too although limited to the technology of the times, 'teapot' brown a staple colour of the times and indeed of the natural world, mottled glazes to represent the variabilities of nature, white flowers and green leaves. Interesting moulding too, reasonably high relief and indented, giving the impression of four layers, the designer/manufacturer making full use of the technology then available. There are more 'instant attraction' tiles but this has depth, meaning and insights. This design as a print & tint tile would be quite typical, as a majolica tile it is pretty unusual, as is in essence a print design but executed in majolica. This suggests that the tile was designed and made when print & tint styles with the intricate detail afforded by the slender printed outline was predominent and when the new technology of lead glazed majolica tiles was coming to the fore. Unattributed versos all very clean and that I have not seen before. I would guess Marsden first and indeed he was noted for experimentation with techniques and styles so that accords with the decoration too. I am more confident of the date for the design and materials and techniques narrow it to just a few years. Condition: Excellent Price: £50 (approx $60) Stock number: 03693E UK First Class +£5 Europe Airmail +£11 US and World Airmail +£21 Currency Converter Ask a question Half a dozen very tiny > minute rim chips and a couple of small patches of light rubbing to high points. Manufacturing flaw top right corner. Condition: Very good Price: £45 (approx $54) Stock number: 03693F UK First Class +£5 Europe Airmail £11 US and World Airmail +£21 Currency Converter Ask a question Small rim chip mid right, half a dozen very tiny > minute rim chips, surface very near perfect.   Information Tiles For Sale Contacts Order Information