Early & Rare Wade Figural Majolica Tile • Condition: Good • Price: £150 (approx $200) • Stock number: 07385 UK Special Delivery +£11 Europe Priority +£16 US and World Priority £26 Currency Converter Ask a question Two tiny and a few very tiny/minute rim chips, wear to the corner of the book on her lap otherwise surface near perfect, short hairline near top right corner, not visible verso.   • Style: Figural • Technique: Embossed majolica • Maker: J & W Wade • Dimensions: 6" x 6" • Date: 1892 (circa)   A very rare tile with a high relief view of a maiden reading or singing to six doves. Wade named its tile works the Flaxman Tile Works in honour of the famous sculptor of the same name and its earliest works were often sculptural. Wade's first registered design, registered in late 1890, was an interpretation the Mistress Mary rhyme of a similar theme to the Walter Crane painting of the rhyme with Mary watering stylised sunflowers with faces in the flowers. I saw one some 15 - 20 years ago but it was sold before I realised what it was, I believe the same collector also had one of these which I saw around the same time, that is the only time I can recall seeing the design. Verso very clean, Wade's unmarked yet distinctive grip pattern apparently exclusively used for embossed tiles.   Information Tiles For Sale Contacts Order Information