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Lot 226

A rare Liverpool tile, circa 1760-65

27 November 2024, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Liverpool tile, circa 1760-65

Possibly by William Reid or James Pennington, painted in blue with a hut on a chinoiserie island, birds in flight above, 13.5cm square

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Provenance
Roger Hensman Tile Collection

Only one other Liverpool porcelain tile is recorded, very closely related to the present lot and likely from the same set. This was sold by Bonhams on 23 June 2021, lot 128. It is interesting to note that both of these porcelain tiles have been glazed on the back and sides. At this date, potters in Liverpool led the country in the manufacture of delftware fireplace tiles, always thinly potted and perfectly flat. These delftware tiles had unglazed backs and edges. The local porcelain makers in Liverpool must have been tempted to compete, but they were unable to make thin porcelain tiles without kiln distortion.

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