Lot 151
A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) OR E.W. PUGIN (1834-1875) FOR MINTON & CO.
FRAMED 'EARLY ENGLISH TILE PATTERNS' ENCAUSTIC TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1850
Auction: The Art of the Tile : The Michael Blood Collection | Wed 15th October from 10am
Description
earthenware
Dimensions
each tile 15cm square (frame size 22.5cm x 70cm)
Provenance
The Michael Blood Collection, see lot 1 for more details
Footnote
Literature: Aldrich M. and Atterbury P. et al, A.W.N. Pugin: Master of Gothic Revival', Yale University Press 1995, p. 314, no. 79
See British Museum number 1995,0719.12 for a similar tile
Pugin first met Herbert Minton in late 1840, initiating a productive professional and personal association. Minton, already interested in reviving medieval-style encaustic floor tiles, expanded his work in this field under Pugin’s influence. In 1842, Minton issued Early English Tile Patterns, of which these current tiles are examples. They featured designs by Pugin largely based on medieval precedents for restoration projects. That same year, Pugin employed Minton tiles for the first time at Saint Winefride’s, Shepshed. The collaboration flourished, with Pugin-designed Minton floors installed in notable buildings including the Palace of Westminster, Saint Giles, Cheadle, and Saint Augustine’s, Ramsgate. Following Pugin’s death, his son Edward and others continued to adapt his published designs for Minton.
