Name: Auction: W. B. SIMPSON & SONS TWO FRAMED AESTHETIC MOVEMENT TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1880
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 2142 GBP
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The Art of the Tile : The Michael Blood Collection | Wed 15th October from 10am

Day One inc Contents from a London Apartment | Lots 197 to 333 | Wednesday 15th October

Day Two inc FL Griggs : A Cotswold Legacy | Lots 334 to 654 | Thursday 16th October from 10am

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The Art of The Tile : The Michael Blood Collection

Bringing together over forty years of passionate collecting, The Michael Blood Collection  - to be offered at auction 15th October 2025 - celebrates the rich history and extraordinary creativity of the British tile industry. 

F.L. Griggs: A Cotswold Legacy 

A rare opportunity to explore the life and legacy of F.L. Griggs, one of the most significant figures of the Cotswold Arts and Crafts Movement.

The Fate of Ophelia: From the Glasgow Style to Taylor Swift

The Fate of Ophelia explores how Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and Taylor Swift each turn reflection into art, and art into resilience.

Our Autumn 2025 edition of Design Since 1860 was held on 15 &amp; 16 October. This two-day auction brings together several fascinating collections, including The Art of the Tile: The Michael Blood Collection (lots 1–196), Contents from a London Apartment (lots 197–267), The A.E. Jones Collection of Silver (lots 418–436), and F.L. Griggs: A Cotswold Legacy (lots 549–584).Taking place in our Edinburgh saleroom, the sale also showcased works by renowned designers and artists such as Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, John Henry Dearle, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Jessie Marion King, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

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Browse a selection of lots from our forthcoming sale. 

Specialists' Selection

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earthenware, impressed maker's marks, one with artist's mark lower right ‘S’ (2)

W. B. SIMPSON & SONS

TWO FRAMED AESTHETIC MOVEMENT TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1880

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