Rhodium flakes to mid edges and corners bar two,
bottom left is good, bottom mid the rhodium floated
off the edge and fell off in the kiln, one inch
hairline bottom edge. Style: Aesthetic movement A super design, full on wall covering, very
opulent in these colours, also early and
interesting for collectors. Printed in three
blues on an olive body and with rhodium
highlights, rhodium is stiff and the highlights
have a little relief, it's really more like
appliqué than painted on. From the Broseley works so likely 1870s and
to some extent experimental for the
manufacturing is not perfect which is rare for
Maw whose quality is almost always exceptional.
One can see that some of the rhodium has floated
off, some glaze got under it and it moved on the
liquid glaze at 1000 degrees centigrade. Also
some subsequent losses to the rhodium at the rim
where there are stresses of installation and the
rhodium not adhering well to the clay has come
away with a glaze flake. One sees similar, Mintons overglaze enamels
on the Blue Tits and similar tiles did not stick
well to the glaze and flakes off with relatively
minor stress, sometimes one sees tubeline that
has floated away from it's intended position,
flakes lost on underglaze reds and so on but it
is very rare to see any such flaws on a Maw
& Co tile. Verso very clean, slight stain, embossed Maw
& Co., Broseley etc.
Condition: Good
Price: £50 (approx $64)
Stock number: 06677B
Technique: Transfer print &
Appliqué
Maker: Maw & Co.
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: 1875 (circa)
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