Lot 82
JOHN MOYR SMITH (1839-1912) FOR W. B. SIMPSON & SONS
'THE TOAST' AND 'THE DINNER' FRAMED TILE PLAQUES, CIRCA 1872
Auction: The Art of the Tile : The Michael Blood Collection | Wed 15th October from 10am
Description
earthenware, impressed maker's marks, one inscribed PAINTED BY/ W. B. SIMPSON & SONS/ WEST STRAND/ LONDON (2)
Dimensions
22cm x 35cm (frame size 37.5cm x 50.5cm)
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. 41, 45
These tiles were conceived as a set of six, designed by Moyr Smith at the request of W. B. Simpson in 1872-3. The original client was Mr Charles Joy, with the tiles being installed as part of the interior scheme for his Library in Boston, Massachusetts. These designs were later produced as a series of 10 by 12-inch blanks, of which these examples are part.