Style: Landscape
Technique: Painted
Maker: J & W Wade
Dimensions: 12" x 6"
Date: circa 1900
A well painted countryside view with a
pond in the foreground and hamlet beyond.
Well painted in earh tones well refelcting
the autumnal scene the trees having lost most
of their leaves. A rarity in several
respects, 12" x 6" (horizontal) tiles are the
most scrace of the standard dimensions, many
groups were made together with a vertical
pair designed as for most period decorative
tiles for fitting in to fireplaces. Whilst
many fireplaces had tile panels either side
very few had the provision for a horizontal
tile, in cast iron fireplaces there were
occasionally tiled canopies almost invariably
fitting one such tile and the american style
of tiling interiors for mantels alos allowed
for a horiizontal panel. Both are fairly rare
relative to the bulk of period fireplaces.
Wade 12 x 6 or 6 x 12 tiles are rare indeed
the only others i can recall seeing are
impasto barbotine, and Wade hand painted
tiles are rare so with all that together
perhaps we can call this very rare.
Verso, embossed Flaxman, some remains of
furniture stain.
Condition: Good
Price: £90 (approx $143)
Ref: 05102
No major damage, two small flakes and a
scratch, several tiny > minute rim chips,
other minor marks.
