Lot 11
GIBBONS, HINTON & CO.
FRAMED ARCHITECTURAL RELIEF TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Auction: The Art of the Tile : The Michael Blood Collection | Wed 15th October from 10am
Description
dust-pressed clay, 66.5cm x 20cm (frame size 73cm x 27cm); together with a PAIR OF ARCHITECTURAL RELIEF TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1890, dust-pressed clay, 55cm x 16cm (frame size 68cm x 29cm); together with a PAIR OF FRAMED MINTON'S RELIEF MOULDED TILE PLAQUES, CIRCA 1870, glazed earthenware, impressed maker's marks, 15cm x 33cm; together with a PAIR OF WADE RELIEF PORTRAIT TILES, designed by Isaac Broome, 15cm square; and a RELIEF MOULDED BORDER TILE, depicting a lion, unmarked 15cm x 22.5cm; a WEDGWOOD RELIEF TILE, 1877, impressed maker and date marks, 19.5cm x 34cm, (frame size 29cm x 44cm) (9)
Provenance
The Michael Blood Collection, see lot 1 for more details
Footnote
Gibbons, Hinton & Co. were contracted to produce tiles for the Brierley Hill Technical Institute and Library in Dudley. The total cost of these tiles, as recorded in the press of the day, was £20. This design was utilised as part of the interior scheme for the building.