Lot 137

JOHN MOYR SMITH (1839-1912) FOR MINTON'S
'HUSBANDRY', A FRAMED TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1875
















Auction: The Art of the Tile : The Michael Blood Collection | Wed 15th October from 10am
Description
dust-pressed clay, moulded maker's marks, comprising; ‘Ploughing’, ‘Reaping’, ‘Threshing’ and ‘Espalier’, each tile 20.5cm square (frame size 84.5cm x 23cm); together with an ‘OLD KING COLE’ FRAMED THREE-TILE PANEL ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MOYR SMITH (1839-1912) FOR MINTON'S, CIRCA 1875, dust-pressed clay, moulded and stamped maker's marks, indistinct monogram, each tile 20.5cm square (frame size 35.5cm x 76cm) (2)
Provenance
The Michael Blood Collection, see lot 1 for more details
Footnote
Literature: Stapleton A. John Moyr Smith 1839-1914: A Victorian Designer, Richard Dennis 2002, pp. 64-5 (Husbandry Tiles)















