AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PASSION FLOWER TILE by Mintons China Works, Stoke on Trent, Walbrook Here is another Passion Flower tile from the collection. This time it is part of a Japanese influenced design, with asymmetrically placed flowers against a cracked ice background. The tile is 8 inches square and was made c. 1890. It has a dark brown transfer placed on the white clay background.

VICTORIAN AESTHETIC BROWN SUNFLOWER TRANSFER TILE. Even though the central motif is a large sunflower head, typical of summer, the loosely arranged border with its tall tiger lily stem and yellow daffodil in Aesthetic jardinieres as well as the cherry blossom boughs represent spring. The bottom right hand corner has a stylized sun with its burning rays. The design is asymmetrical, influenced by Japanese design, and the flowers are botanically correct...

HEMIXEM ART NOUVEAU WISTERIA BLOSSOMS TILE. The Wisteria blossoms with their shades of mauve and purple are among the most beautiful of the spring flowers. In this example, the purple blossoms gently curve against the stark white background, anchored by the gray brow vines. Hemixem, a Belgian company, was one of the foremost tile makers in Europe at the end of the 19th Century. The tile is 6" square and in excellent condition.

AESTHETIC JAPANESQUE BOTANICAL PASSION FLOWER TILE ON CRACKED ICE BACKGROUND. The tile design is a transfer in a dark navy, almost black,on a cream clay. The asymmetrica; design on the cracked ice background is very Japanesque. The dar round circles are hard to to interpret, and may represent drops of water. The tile is 6" square and in excellent condition. This is one of several passion flower tiles in the collection...

RARE AESTHETIC JAPANESQUE TILE BY MAW & CO. Here is a beautiful and complex geometric and botanical tile with an end result that is so tightly organized that at first glance it looks simple and clear. The muted transfer colors are primarily rust brown and gray green...

F. Lewis Day, Olive Lustre Tiles, English Arts and Crafts Peacock Feather Tile by F. Lewis Day This moulded green lustre tile has an overall repeating stylized peacock feathers with wispy strands. It is an excellent example of English pre Art Nouveau art tiles. A photograph of a wall area using these tiles appears in one of Lewis F. Day’s books on Pattern...

RARE AESTHETIC TRANSFER TILE, Dogs warming beside the Fire. Manufacturer: T & R Boote Dimensions: 6" x 6" Date: Circa 1880 This image of greyhounds warming themselves in front of a winter's open log fire is a superb example of this uncommon series of times of the day and seasons of the year. This most stylized and expert artwork creates an image of dogs beside the fire, very much as humans would sit beside the fire...

MINTON Aesthetic Movement Tile in Rich Turquoise and Black. This dramatic tile with quadrants has a black design printed on a deep turquoise background. The Greek Key quadrants alternate with stylized multi petalled flowers, perhaps chrysanthemums in the Japanese style.  The photo was taken with flash so the intensity of the deep turquoise on black is not apparent: the actual color is a deeper and richer turquoise...

Aesthetic Victorian Gesso Frame w. Portrait, and Geranium Molding. The wooden frame has a moulded design of detailed geranium leaves and flowers. The frame measures 17 1/2" wide and 19.25" tall. The frame has a gold inner edge.10.25" by 10 1/2". The hand tined photo shows a young Victorian woman. The wood backing is original. Condition of the frame is excellent with only very minor chips or gesso loss. The frame has a silver gold finish which is in exceptional original condition...

Pair of American Aesthetic Brass Bronze? Candelabra for a Table or Stand, with Diamond Shaped Mirrors and Three Candle Sconces, probably 1890s. The candelabras are 12 1/2" tall with 5 1/2" square base. A round 3 1/2" diameter beveled glass mirror is set into a square filigree frame decorated with floral motifs and grapes...

Superb Magenta ETRUSCAN VASES Transferware Pitcher, 13” Tall. c.1870 This magnificent Pitcher in the ETRUSCAN VASES pattern has a superb magenta / fuchsia background. The drawing for the ETRUSCAN VASES is high quality, and includes several vases and pitchers in different shapes and sizes. The transferware print is black. The borders of the vase include a series of foliate border designs, tinted in pale orange luster. The central design depicts Classical Vases resting on a shelf featurin...

BRITISH ART POTTERY VASE MADE BY BRETBY This Bretby Vase has a smooth monochromatic glazing in a rich blue color. The form of the vase is ovoid. It is 9” tall, 4 inches in diameter at the base, and estimated 5” in diameter at its widest. It is in excellent condition. It is perfect vase for show flowers such as peonies, chrysanthemums, a bunch of field flowers, roses or your favorites.