THREE MINTON, HOLLINS & CO. TILES, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO E.W. GODWIN
Lot 209

THREE MINTON, HOLLINS & CO. TILES, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO E.W. GODWIN

CIRCA 1881, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS

Closed30 September 2021

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THREE MINTON, HOLLINS & CO. TILES, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO E.W. GODWIN
CIRCA 1881, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS
Each rectangular tile painted with a standing female figure in classical drapery, Spring holding a bamboo branch, Autumn harvesting fruit from a tree and Winter holding a bundle of firewood, forming a continuous frieze, within a blue glazed tile border and wood frame
21 x 15 in. (53.4 x 38 cm.) including frame

Specialist note


For a discussion of these very tiles, see Soros, op.cit., which notes that only six Minton tiles that may be by Godwin have surfaced. His diary entry for 10 March 1881 notes that he was 'with Minton, Hollins & Co. re: tile designs'. It is known that he submitted The Four Seasons amongst his designs (page 306).