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Six Liverpool delftware theatrical tiles, circa 1777-1780 image 1
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Offered in support of Art Fund
Lot 153

Six Liverpool delftware theatrical tiles, circa 1777-1780

15 April 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,280 inc. premium

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Six Liverpool delftware theatrical tiles, circa 1777-1780

Finely printed in red by Guy Green with various actors, the diaper borders hung with theatrical masks and instruments, ribbon cartouches titled with the names of each thespian and their particular role, approx 12.6cm wide (6)

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Provenance
With Jonathan Horne (Mr Lewis and Mr Macklin)
Graham Slater Collection

The tile depicting Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore is a most arresting image from a popular historical tragedy and the only instance where a second figure, a guardsman, is incorporated into the scene. It is taken from Lowndes' New English Theatre published in September 1776.

The inscriptions read:
Mrs Mattocks as Princess Catherine
Mrs Bulkley in the Character of Angelina
Mr Macklin in the Character of Sir Gilbert Wrangle
Mrs Yates in the Character of Jane Shore
Mrs Hartley as Lady Jane Grey
Mr Lewis in the Character of Hippolitus

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