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| Lot Number | Description | Estimate | Sale Price |
| 350 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA teacup and saucer, circa 1875, with Japanese fan design on blue pebbled ground. Molded registry marks, indistinct. 6" dia. | 75 | 147 |
| 351 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA teacup and saucer and milk jug, circa 1875, possibly WARDLE AND COMPANY, with bamboo pattern. Jug with hairline crack from rim. Molded registry marks, indistinct. 4 1/2" height jug. | 75 | 206 |
| 352 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA preserve bowl and underplate, circa 1875, with blossoming branch pattern on pale blue ground, interior pink. Minor rim chips. 7 3/4" dia. underplate | 75 | 88 |
| 353 | Two similar ENGLISH MAJOLICA sugar bowls, circa 1880, each with floral pattern on white pebbled ground. Minor rim chips to one, both with staining. Both with registry marks, indistinct. 5 3/4" dia. largest | 100 | 106 |
| 354 | Three Victorian MAJOLICA side plates, circa 1875-1890, comprising two English examples, each with indistinct registry marks, and a Continental plate. 7 1/2" dia. largest | 100 | 206 |
| 355 | A Victorian style MAJOLICA vase, modern, modeled as a putto holding a cornucopia, together with GUSTAVSBURG MAJOLICA side plate, circa 1890, with grape pattern. Minor restoration to plate. Plate with impressed marks. 6 1/2" vase height | 75 | 88 |
| 357 | Three MAJOLICA side plates, circa 1875, all with various leaf patterns on yellow ground. Minor rim chips to one. Average dia. 7 1/2" | 150 | 294 |
| 358 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA corn jug, circa 1875, in naturalistic colors, interior pink. 9" height | 300 | 353 |
| 359 | JOSEPH HOLDCROFT MAJOLICA banana leaf dish, circa 1875. Impressed J. HOLDCROFT. 13 1/2" length | 100 | 88 |
| 360 | JOSEPH HOLDCROFT MAJOLICA bread tray, circa 1875, with pond lily design. Impressed J. HOLDCROFT. 12 3/4" length | 200 | 323 |
| 361 | Three ENGLISH MAJOLICA jugs, circa 1875-1890, comprising a FIELDING-type with fan pattern, a rustic jug, and a floral jug with brown and yellow ground. Floral jug with molded registry mark. 8" height of tallest. | 250 | 206 |
| 362 | JOSEPH HOLDCROFT MAJOLICA side plate, circa 1875, with grape leaf design on a cobalt blue ground. Impressed J. HOLDCROFT. 8 1/4" dia. | 100 | 264 |
| 365 | JOSEPH HOLDCROFT MAJOLICA dessert plate, circa 1870, patterned with a flying crane in cobalt blue and color, and prunus blossoms on brown pebbled ground. Minor glaze chips. Impressed J. HOLDCROFT.8 1/2" height | 75 | 176 |
| 366 | WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA serving dish, dated 1868, with fern leaf design on green ground. Impressed WEDGWOOD, date code for 1868. 11" height | 200 | 235 |
| 369 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA sugar bowl and cover, circa 1875, with floral and fern design on brown rustic ground, interior pink. 5" height. | 75 | 82 |
| 370 | SAMUEL LEAR MAJOLICA jug, circa 1880, with lily-of-the-valley pattern and yellow rope handle on white ground. Some staining. 9 1/4" height. | 100 | 94 |
| 382 | Pair of PORTUGUESE MAFRA PALISSY WARE vases, circa 1900, each applied with naturalistically modeled serpent handles above two toads, and two lizards in green "mossy" ground. Impressed mark. 7" height. | 800 | 940 |
| 383 | FRENCH PALISSY WARE charger, probably Paris, circa 1880, applied with a geometric pattern of naturalistically colored serpent, two frogs, two lobsters, and two snail on pond foliage. 16" length | 800 | 881 |
| 384 | Good PORTUGUESE PALISSY WARE cabbage-leaf coffee pot and cover, circa 1880, modeled as a naturalistically colored cabbage with serpent handle and spout. 8 3/4" height | 3,500 | 3,819 |
| 385 | Unusual PORTUGUESE PALISSY WARE coffee pot and cover, circa 1900, modeled as a rustic tree stump with lizard handle and spout, and woodpecker finial. Minor restoration to spout tip and finial. 10" height | 2,000 | 2,115 |
| 386 | PORTUGUESE PINHEIRO PALISSY WARE charger, circa 1900, applied with naturalistically colored mussels and other shells and seaweed on brown streaked ground. Impressed mark. 7 1/2" dia. | 600 | 705 |
| 388 | Large PORTUGUESE PALISSY WARE gurgling fish jug, circa 1880, naturalistically colored and modeled as a fish on green and yellow seaweed and rock base, yellow interior. 14" height | 800 | 793 |
| 389 | Continental MAJOLICA child's mug, probably Austrian, circa 1890, decorated with a hurdy-gurdy player with monkey. 4 1/2" height | 75 | 235 |
| 394 | FRENCH MAJOLICA figural vase, circa 1880, modeled as the bust of a military officer with cobalt blue hat and frock coat, the interior pink. 6 3/4" | 250 | 264 |
| 395 | SARREGUEMINES MAJOLICA face jug, circa 1900, modeled as the head of a bewigged 18th Century gentleman. Printed mark. 6 1/2" height | 350 | 411 |
| 396 | FRENCH MAJOLICA double face jug, circa 1900, modeled as inverted and conjoined happy and sad faces with red head scarf on brown ground. 9" height | 250 | 294 |
| 401 | FRENCH CHOISY-LE-ROI MAJOLICA jug, circa 1910, patterned with strawberries in naturalistic colors on cream ground. 7 1/2" height | 350 | 264 |
| 404 | FRENCH MAJOLICA asparagus serving plate, circa 1920, Molded T.N. BAVENT/ Made in France. 9 3/4" dia., together with a VILLEROY AND BOCH asparagus plate. 8 1/4" length | 150 | 118 |
| 406 | Two Victorian napkin plates, circa 1875-1880, comprising a GUSTAVSBURG MAJOLICA plate painted with a bird on a branch, and an ENGLISH porcelain plate with registry mark, 1877. 8 3/4" dia. and 9 1/4" dia. | 75 | 59 |
| 407 | Two similar ZELL POTTERY dessert plates, circa 1900, with Art Nouveau pond lily pattern in Majolica glazes. Impressed marks. 10" dia. and 9" dia. | 150 | 118 |
| 411 | DELPHIN MASSIER MAJOLICA Art Nouveau ewer, circa 1910, baluster form, richly decorated with various foliage. Restoration to lip. Painted mark. 21" height | 1,200 | 1,351 |
| 416 | Three Victorian MAJOLICA dessert plates, circa 1870-1880, comprising an English cobalt blue ground plate, an English fan pattern plate, and a Continental fan pattern plate. Largest dia. 9" | 200 | 147 |
| 417 | Victorian MAJOLICA dessert plate, circa 1880, richly decorated in green, yellow, brown and white glazes. 8 1/2" dia. | 100 | 118 |
| 418 | Victorian MAJOLICA dessert plate, circa 1880, richly decorated in green, yellow, brown and white glazes. 8 1/2" dia. | 100 | 106 |
| 419 | Victorian MAJOLICA bread plate, probably English, circa 1880, decorated with naturalistically colored banana leaves and yellow rope border on cream-color basketweave ground. Hairline crack. 12 1/4" dia. | 100 | 176 |
| 420 | Three Victorian MAJOLICA dishes and a saucer, probably English, circa 1870-1880, the dishes with floral or leaf patterns, the saucer of THOMAS FORRESTER-type with shells on cobalt blue ground. Largest dia. 6" | 150 | 235 |
| 422 | WEDGWOOD dessert plate, dated 1879, with bird and fan pattern on pale blue ground. Impressed marks with date code from 1879. 9" dia. | 200 | 206 |
| 423 | WEDGWOOD Argenta ware fish plate, dated 1880, decorated with three fish and aquatic foliage in naturalistic color. Impressed marks with date code from 1880. 8 1/4" dia. | 100 | 176 |
| 424 | WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA dessert plate, dated 1882, with Japanese prunus on pale blue ground. Impressed marks with date code from 1882. 8 1/4" dia. | 75 | 147 |
| 426 | Three ENGLISH MAJOLICA dessert plates, circa 1875, with leaf and floral patterns in shades of green, yellow, brown and blue. One with old chip. Average dia. 9 1/2" | 150 | 147 |
| 428 | Four various MAJOLICA plates, comprising a napkin and dessert plate with cobalt blue ground, and two Continental side plates. Largest dia. 9 1/2" dia. | 100 | 206 |
| 429 | ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA center, circa 1875, in maple leaf pattern, with rustic stem. Impressed monogram. 9 1/4" dia. | 200 | 206 |
| 430 | ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA butter pat, circa 1875, in leaf patterning of green and yellow. on pink ground. Impressed monogram. 3" dia. | 75 | 94 |
| 431 | ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA cauliflower plate, circa 1875, in naturalistic colors with pink edging to leaves. Impressed full rondel. 9 1/4" dia. | 150 | 147 |
| 432 | ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA pitcher, circa 1875, with blossom design on cobalt blue ground and butterfly molded lip. Impressed full rondel and design number. 6 3/4" height | 200 | 206 |
| 434 | GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA pond lily plate, circa 1869, in naturalistic colors. Minor rim repair. Impressed registry mark and painted design number 2245. 9" dia. | 400 | 411 |
| 435 | GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA pond lily center, circa 1869, in naturalistic colors, the foot with lily pads on pale blue ground. Impressed registry mark. 8 3/4" dia. | 600 | 676 |
| 436 | GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA dogwood dessert plate, circa 1870, with pale blue ground. Painted design number 3363. 8" dia. | 300 | 411 |
| 440 | Three ENGLISH MAJOLICA items, a cobalt blue ground jug, a Wedgwood green glaze wine jug (modern), and WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA Argenta plate with prunus design, dated 1883. Height of tallest 8 1/2" | 100 | 147 |
| 445 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA spaniel-form jug, circa 1880, modeled as a seated spaniel with yellow cap. 6 3/4" height | 350 | 382 |
| 447 | Four Victorian MAJOLICA items, circa 1875, comprising an ETRUSCAN pitcher with butterfly spout, a Fielding-type mug, a cream jug, and an English small teapot. Height of tallest 4 1/2" | 150 | 235 |
| 448 | Victorian MAJOLICA figural jug, probably French, circa 1880, modeled as a frog with open mouth seated on a melon. 6 1/2" height | 800 | 881 |
| 450 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA monkey jug, circa 1880, modeled as a seated monkey holding a stalk of bamboo, pink interior. 9 1/4" height | 600 | 823 |
| 455 | ENGLISH MAJOLICA basket, circa 1880, leaf-form, held by a double strap handle, pale blue ground and pink interior. 13" length | 600 | 705 |
| 461 | FRENCH CHOISY-LE-ROI MAJOLICA conservatory stool, circa 1880, in Japanese taste, with panels of prunus blossoms on cobalt blue ground within yellow rope borders. 18" height | 700 | 1,645 |
| 463 | HUGO LONITZ MAJOLICA dressing mirror, circa 1885, the elaborate frame modeled in the form of branches entwined with ivy and applied with three birds and a nest of eggs being attacked by a lizard. Impressed double fish mark. 22" height | 8,000 | 8,519 |
| 500 | Fine and rare oval pewter tray with JOHANN VON SCHWARZ Art Nouveau tile, decorated in cuenca with a lady with black hair in profile in front of a landscape with ruins. A few brass spots and bend to pewter, tile mint. Stamped A/Q/977. Tile: 18 1/2" x 7 1/2". | 2,000 | 2,115 |
| 501 | Fine and rare series of four tiles by JOHANN VON SCHWARZ, each depicting a different woman in profile in a garden, picking or watering flowers. A couple of small nicks to edges or corners of each but one. Impressed or incised 860, 867, 868, 870. 11" x 6 1/2". | 4,000 | 5,405 |
| 503 | Fine and rare oval pewter tray with JOHANN VON SCHWARZ Art Nouveau tile, decorated in cuenca with a lady with red hair playing the flute and holding a bird, in profile in front of a landscape with rising sun, her face and hands hand-painted. A couple of very short shallow scratches. Stamped 5053/R/Z. Tile: 14" x 10 3/4". | 2,000 | 2,115 |
| 505 | Fine and unusual turn-of-the-century English tile incised with a Pre-Rafaelite maiden carrying sticks of wood in a colorful, hilly landscape, next to the Dutch motto "Niets Zensey Arbyt," or "Nothing Without Work". Restoration to crack across its middle. Mounted in a frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Unmarked. 18" x 9". | 400 | 764 |
| 506 | Fine VILLEROY & BOCH four-tile frieze depicting carp swimming amidst white waterlilies, on a green ground. Several small nicks to edges, a few pock-marks to surface of two. Raised V&B mark. 6" x 24". | 400 | 558 |
| 508 | Frieze of four fine German majolica tiles, molded with a littoral scene of swans, waterlilies, cattails, and a dragonfly, in polychrome. A few minor nicks and pockmarks, overall very good condition. Unmarked. 6" x 24". | 300 | 411 |
| 509 | Two fine VILLEROY & BOCH tiles molded with two fish in blue and red with yellow eye, on a blue ground. One mounted in black box frame, Nicks to two corners, one to surface, other unframed, bruises to two corners. Stamped mark. 6" sq. | 200 | 881 |
| 510 | Fine ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) tile with molded fish, celadon glaze, in black box frame. Two small chips to surface. 6" sq. | 150 | 558 |
| 512 | Rare MORAVIAN "Swan and Tower" inkstand with the motto "Fluminis Impetus Letificat Civitatem Dei" in ivory glaze on a blue ground. Chips to lid and two corners of inkstand. Unmarked. 4 1/2" x 4" sq. | 400 | 470 |
| 513 | DE PORCELEYNE FLES tile from the Verzet (Resistance) series, decorated in cuenca with a rampant lion holding a sword, in front of a sun rising on a Dutch village, with the words "5 Mei, Nederland Zal Herruzen, 1945" (Holland will rise again. Minor nick to back of one corner. Impressed Delft with bottle and TL. 5 3/4" x 7 3/4". | 200 | 118 |
| 514 | Two pairs of German tiles with stylized triple blue and yellow blossoms on looping celadon stems, over dark green. Small nicks, pockmarks, some abrasion. Unmarked. 12" x 6" ea. | 300 | 470 |
| 515 | Fine and unusual German two-tile frieze with a stylized peacock feather in blue, green, amber and white cuenca on a gray ground. Small edge chip and minute nicks to walls of top tile only. Unmarked. 12" x 6". | 200 | 646 |
| 516 | Two fine GILLIOT & Cie. (Hemixem, Belgium) four-tile vertical friezes slip-decorated through stencils with stylized mums on two-tile stems, over curlicues, in taupe on white. A couple of small edge nicks, normal crazing throughout, excellent overall condition. Raised H. 24" x 6". | 400 | 235 |
| 517 | Pair of GILLIOT & Cie. (Hemixem, Belgium) vertical five-tile friezes with yellow Glasgow roses over a three-tile stem, finished by brown leaves, against blue. Some nicks to edges and a few to walls. Raised H/Made in Belgium. 30" x 6" ea. | 500 | 382 |
| 518 | Three fine GILLIOT & Cie (Hemixem, Belgium) frieze tiles with a white and gray hibiscus with green leaves on turquoise ground. A couple of minute nicks, overall pristine condition. H/Made In Belgium. 6" x 18". | 300 | 294 |
| 519 | Eight fine GILLIOT & Cie (Hemixem, Belgium) frieze tiles embossed with purple wisteria and impressed with green leaves, on white (two different designs). A couple of minor edge nicks, overall outstanding condition. Raised H/Made in Belgium. 6" x 48". | 500 | 294 |
| 520 | Five VILLEROY & BOCH frieze tiles embossed with white and yellow daisies with green leaves, on a blue sky. Two small corner chips, otherwise mint. Raised mark on grid. 6" sq. | 300 | 529 |
| 521 | Four ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) tiles with stylized gingko leaves in brown and amber cuenca, against a gray ground. Two have a few very minor nicks to walls, one has several, and one has small chips around the edge. Raised mark. 6" sq. | 300 | 264 |
| 522 | Fine three-tile frieze by ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) molded with a woman's head with yellow waterlily, amidst flowing waterlilies, under green majolica glaze. Edge nicks, glaze flakes to yellow flower, a few pockmarks. Raised mark S.O.F./vm/E.T. 6" x 18". | 300 | 705 |
| 523 | Six MEISSNER OFEN AND PORZELLANFABRIK (Germany) frieze tiles with pinecones and needles in green and brown. Several nicks to surface. Raised mark. 6" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 526 | ISAAC BROOME tile panel, "Parthenia," embossed with a classical woman's profile, under an amber glaze. Mounted in new silver-leaf frame. Pock mark to ear and hair, shallow chips to edges. Unmarked. 13" x 10". | 500 | 940 |
| 527 | Fine BEAVER FALLS tile designed by Isaac Broome with the portrait of George Washington in profile, in front of a background of stars, under a clear burgundy glaze. Chip to one corner, small nicks to edges. Raised mark. 11 1/2" sq. | 300 | 264 |
| 528 | AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. tile embossed with a lady in profile wearing a bonnet, under a rare light blue glaze. In Arts & Crafts oak frame. Stamped THE AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILE CO. LIMITED. Tile: 8" sq. | 250 | 176 |
| 529 | Large English plaque china-painted with a classical maiden holding a gold cup, and standing next to a shield and helmet. Artist-signed H. 24" x 12". | 400 | 323 |
| 530 | **Please announce that this lot has a few small pockmarks to middle tile on top row** Fine UNITED STATES ENCAUSTIC six-tile panel molded with Venus and Cupid warming themselves over a coal fire, covered in a clear burgundy glaze. Mounted in gilded frame which covers the marks. 12" x 18". | 600 | 705 |
| 532 | Pair of fine VILLEROY & BOCH tiles molded with the portrait of a young man and woman, under sheer glossy green glaze. Minimal crazing. Stamped L/Z 12. 6" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 533 | Fine and rare ROOKWOOD Standard Glaze plaque painted by Grace Young after Rembrandt's Portrait of an Officer, ca. 1630, "Study Head," 1902. Exceptional quality, minor clay deposit to face. In gilded frame. Flame mark/II/GY/title. 9" x 7". | 3,750 | 3,819 |
| 534 | Fine and rare CHARLES VOLKMAR plaque painted in barbotine, ca. 1880, with a landscape of trees by a river, and mallard ducks. Appears to be in original gilded frame. Stabilized 3" firing line from bottom. Signed Chas. Volkmar. Plaque: 9 1/4" x 16". | 2,250 | 8,813 |
| 535 | Fine and rare CHARLES VOLKMAR three-tile frieze, painted in barbotine with a landscape at dawn. Short firing line to middle tile, a few small glaze flakes hidden by the original black frame. On Menlo Park blanks. Each tile, 8" sq. | 4,000 | 4,700 |
| 536 | TRENT three-tile horizontal panel, impressed and embossed with a young shepherd playing the flute to his flock, under a blue and beige sheer mottled glaze. Hairline and several edge chips. Stamped TRENT. 6" x 18". | 300 | 353 |
| 538 | Fine and large J. AND J.G. LOW plastic sketch by Arthur Osborne, "A Street In Normandy," with a flock of sheep on a cobble-stone street, flanked by medieval buildings, and covered in a rich deep blue glossy glaze. Restoration to line from top to bottom. Mounted in a fine new Arts & Crafts frame. Incised AO. 18" x 10". | 500 | 705 |
| 539 | **Please announce that this lot has a minor nick to the surface** Fine ROZENBURG tile underglaze-painted after a work by F.J. du Chattel, 1903, with a figure walking down a snowy path by a canal. Mounted in new wood frame. Signed N F.J. du Chattel/Rozenburg, and the back impressed with a crown, crane, Rozenburg/denHaag. Tile, 6" sq. | 550 | 764 |
| 540 | ROZENBURG tile painted 1889-93 with a woman in period dress carrying a basket, next to a canal and in front of a building. Mounted in new frame. Artist-signed (?).D.S. and on back, Rozenburg/Den Haag/134. Tile, 6" sq. | 250 | 470 |
| 541 | DISTEL tile painted on Longwy blank, 1885-1923, with a woman in traditional dress holding a basket, and a shepherd with his flock. (Marked LAREN, it was probably done as part of the North-Holland artistic community at the turn of the century, or perhaps done in the village of Laren). Mounted in period Arts & Crafts frame. Also marked Distel, the back printed Longwy/France. Tile, 8" sq. | 200 | 294 |
| 542 | Fine ROZENBURG tile underglaze-painted after a work by Anton Mauve, 1903, with a mother and child walking into a house, by a snow-covered road. Mounted in new wood frame. Signed N A. Mauve/Rozenburg, and the back impressed with a crown, crane, Rozenburg/denHaag. Tile, 6" sq. | 550 | 881 |
| 544 | CLAYCRAFT tile molded with thatched roof cottage and bridge, in polychrome. Mounted in period molding frame. Stamped Claycraft. 4" sq. | 300 | 470 |
| 546 | CALIFORNIA ART TILE molded with a mountainous landscape with buildings at the end of a bend in the road, covered in chocolate brown matte glaze. Mounted in new rustic frame. Stamped CALIFORNIA ART TILE CO./RICHMOND, CALIF. 6"sq. | 250 | 264 |
| 547 | Fine and rare GRUEBY tile decorated in cuenca with a large oak tree in brown and dark green on a lighter green field, in front of a blue sky with white puffy clouds. Some abrasion and a couple of burst glaze bubbles to surface, minor nick to corner. Signed M.H. 6" x 6 3/4". | 4,000 | 5,581 |
| 548 | Pair of fine and rare CLAYCRAFT tall vertical tiles, molded with Pacific Coast landscapes and trees, one titled "Pine," the other "Oak", in polychrome. Both mounted in period molding. Restoration to one crack on each, several small edge chips. Possible mark hidden under grout. 16" x 4". | 2,000 | 2,115 |
| 550 | Two BATCHELDER tiles forming a landscape frieze with pine trees and gentle hills, engobe-painted in blue on a buff ground. Mounted in a fine frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Each stamped BATCHELDER LOS ANGELES. 6" sq. ea. | 500 | 529 |
| 552 | ROOKWOOD circular trivet tile, 1922, embossed with a blue bird on brown branch, against a blue ground. Some peppering to branches. Flame mark/XXII/2349. 6" dia. | 300 | 323 |
| 553 | Fine and rare BYRDCLIFFE faience tile, hand-painted with a cottage and its lush garden in polychrome glaze. Signed Byrdcliffe. 5 1/2" sq. | 900 | 1,116 |
| 556 | Fine, large and rare BATCHELDER tile molded with two eagles within a medallion studded with four other medallions brushed with brown engobe, the rest in blue engobe. Mounted in period molding. Stamped BATCHELDER/LOS ANGELES, and painted 41073. 12" sq. | 1,000 | 1,410 |
| 558 | Rare wrought-iron table covered in MORAVIAN tiles depicting the seasons and animals, all covered in green and ivory glaze. A few small chips, overall excellent condition. Unmarked. 19" x 29" x 16 1/2". | 500 | 764 |
| 559 | Four rare MORAVIAN Persian Antelope tiles, each with an antelope leaping through a floral background, covered in ivory and green semi-matte glaze, the red clay showing through. Each has at least one firing line. Unmarked. 7 1/4" x 6". | 700 | 881 |
| 560 | Rare UNITILE tile molded with a man in bowtie and long jacket, in dead-matte white, blue and black glaze, against an unfinished ground (Unitile pieces were meant to be grouted and appear to be composed of separate pieces). In period molding frame. Initialed UT, and stamped UNITILE/PATENT. 8 1/2" x 6". | 500 | 470 |
| 561 | Fine and rare GLADDING, McBEAN four-tile panel decorated in cuerda seca with a large stylized sailing vessel in brown, blue and white, against a blue and white sky. Mounted in a fine new mahogany frame. A couple of minor nicks, some shallow scratches, overall very good condition. No visible mark. 12" sq. | 1,500 | 1,528 |
| 562 | Fine TAYLOR tile-top table with six tiles decorated in cuerda seca with a couple of Spanish dancers, in bright polychrome semi-matte glaze, in a wooden base with turned legs. Light abrasion to some areas of surface. Unmarked. Tiles: 18" x 12", table: 19" x 25 1/2" x 18". | 550 | 881 |
| 563 | UNITILE red clay tile molded with a draughtsman at work, and glazed in white, red, and black, and meant to be grouted to appear having been made from separate pieces. Mounted in period molding frame. Incised UT, stamped UNITILE/PATENT. 6" sq. | 400 | 323 |
| 564 | Fine and rare DE PORCELEYNE FLES tile, decorated in cuenca with fish swimming around algea, in polychrome crystalline glaze. Mounted in period molding frame. Stamped bottle/Delft. 4" x 12". | 400 | 646 |
| 565 | Fine and large DE PORCELEYNE FLES horizontal tile panel with a peacock in polychrome cuenca. Small chip to upper corner, away from surface. Stamped bottle/TL/Delft. 4 3/4" x 17". | 300 | 294 |
| 566 | Fine and early ROYAL DELFT/DE PORCELEYNE FLES vertical cloisonne tile panel featuring a parakeet. A few minor nicks to clay walls. 12 1/4" x 4 1/2". | 300 | 235 |
| 567 | Large and fine DE PORCELEYNE FLES tile decorated in cuenca with a Viking ship on a stormy sea, in crystalline polychrome glaze. Mounted in new wooden frame. A couple of minor flecks to walls. Possible mark covered over. 8 1/4" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 568 | Pier capital (no. M3) designed by GEORGE ELMSLIE for the Oliver P. Morton School of Hammond, Ind., 1935-37, with tall sprigs and arrows, covered in buff-yellow slip. A few shallow chips to surface and corners, overall excellent condition. Incised 112-AD1. 18" x 20 1/2". | 2,000 | 2,115 |
| 570 | Banding piece from the Oliver P. Morton School, Hammond, Ind., designed by GEORGE ELMSLIE, 1935-37, with acanthus leaves under an arc, covered in buff-yellow slip. A few shallow chips to surface and corners, overall excellent condition. Incised 002FA10. 11" x 18 1/4". | 1,000 | 940 |
| 571 | Architectural terra-cotta block from the Oliver P. Morton School, Hammond, Ind., designed by GEORGE ELMSLIE, 1935-37, with three Vs among acanthus leaves, covered in buff-yellow slip. A few shallow chips to surface and corners, overall excellent condition. 8" x 20". | 800 | 881 |
| 572 | Fine and rare ROOKWOOD architectural faience gargoyle from the Capitol Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio, covered in white crackled glaze. Some losses, especially to pediment. Unmarked. 18 1/2" x 13" x 9". | 300 | 411 |
| 572A | Fine and unusual ROOKWOOD architectural faience wall-hanging molded with lilies in turquoise and green on a brown ground. Restoration to tips and a couple of petals. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE/8569/1G. 12 1/2" x 7" | 600 | 705 |
| 573 | Six ENFIELD tiles of red or white clay, from the "Incidents in the Day's Work on the Farm" series. A couple minor nicks. Unmarked. 4" sq. | 300 | 176 |
| 574 | Nineteen VILLEROY & BOCH encaustic mosaic floor tiles and two spacers with a Classical floral pattern in red, celadon, black, mustard, and beige. A few nicks, good-sized chips to three. Stamped mark. 6" sq. ea. | 300 | 353 |
| 577 | ROOKWOOD Faience Arts & Crafts tile in matte glaze, embossed with a stylized Glasgow rose tree in blue with red leaves, on a green ground. 1/2" chip to corner. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE/3072y. 4" sq. | 300 | 294 |
| 578 | Two small Arts & Crafts tiles, one by GRUEBY with a dark brown burnished clay flower on a good curdled matte green glaze ground, and one by ROOKWOOD with a Celtic knot in matte blue and green cuenca, both mounted in fine and large new Arts & Crafts frames. ROOKWOOD FAIENCE/1197. 4" sq. | 200 | 353 |
| 579 | ROOKWOOD FAIENCE tile decorated in matte cuenca with an Egyptian sphynx in red, blue and mustard, on green ground. A few small chips to edges. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE 1203Y. 6" sq. | 200 | 294 |
| 580 | ROOKWOOD FAIENCE tile decorated in matte cuenca with a stylized fruit in yellow and black, on green ground. A few small nicks to walls, chips to edges. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE. 6" sq. | 200 | 353 |
| 581 | ROOKWOOD FAIENCE tile molded with a 19th C. belle with hoop skirt and parasol, in matte amber and pink glazes, on a blue ground. Mounted in a frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE/3069Y/B669. 6" sq. | 300 | 176 |
| 582 | Fine and rare MUELLER diamond-shaped red clay tile incised with a whimsical fish in green on a blue ground, in matte glazes. Mounted in new rustic frame. Stamped 5766. 6" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 583 | Fine, large and rare PEWABIC tile, bisque-fired and hand-carved with a scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Impressed with circular mark, PEWABIC DETROIT. 10 1/2" x 8 3/4". | 300 | 470 |
| 585 | Two small WHEATLEY tiles, one molded with a basket of flowers in matte glazes, and one decorated in cuenca with a single gold and red flower on cobalt ground. Each is mounted in period molding frame. First is stamped WHEATLEY, other incised 1155. 4" sq. ea. | 300 | 353 |
| 586 | Three MORAVIAN tiles from the Domestic Arts series, "Architecture," "Music," and "Painting," all glazed in ivory and blue, and mounted in a frame of period molding. Music tile restored. Unmarked. 3 3/4" ea. | 300 | 235 |
| 587 | Three MORAVIAN tiles from the Seasons series: spring, (sowing) in red clay and green glaze; summer (reaping) in blue and ivory glaze, mounted in new frame; and winter (cutting wood) in sheer ivory glaze over red clay. Unmarked. 4" sq. | 200 | 176 |
| 588 | Two small BATCHELDER tiles, one molded with a leaping rabbit, and partially glazed in mustard yellow glaze, the other decorated in cuenca with flowers in polychrome matte glaze. Each mounted in an Arts & Crafts molding frame. Each stamped BATCHELDER/LOS ANGELES. 3 3/4" sq. and 3" sq. | 200 | 323 |
| 589 | BATCHELDER tile with Mayan head in profile, covered in orange and green glazes, and mounted in a contemporary Arts & Crafts frame. Stamped BATCHELDER/LOS ANGELES. Tile: 3 3/4" sq., overall: 8 1/2" sq. | 150 | 264 |
| 590 | CALIFORNIA ART TILE (CAL ART) tile molded with a knight on horseback, in front of a fortress, in pink, blue, brown and black semi-matte glaze. Mounted in period molding frame. Unmarked. 5 1/2" sq. | 200 | 206 |
| 591 | CLAYCRAFT tile molded with a knight on horseback in dead-matte polychrome glaze. Mounted in period molding frame. Stamped Claycraft. 3 3/4" sq. | 200 | 235 |
| 592 | Four MOSAIC faience friezes painted in indigo in the Delft style on a thick matte white glaze, with deer hunting scenes, one horizontal four-tile panel, and three vertical ones, two triples and one double. A few edge chips. Impressed circular mark MTC. 6" sq. ea. | 400 | 235 |
| 593 | MARBLEHEAD trivet tile embossed with a three-masted ship on stormy waves, in a crackled ivory matte glaze against a deep blue ground. Two small glaze flakes to top right corner edge. Stamped ship mark. 6 1/4" sq. | 300 | 529 |
| 594 | Three-tile frieze china-painted in the Delft style with a windmill by a dyke, in a village. Mounted in a good frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. 6" x 18". | 200 | 118 |
| 595 | Pair of American cast ventilation grilles, 1920s, do in the Chinese style with a quatrefoil surrounded with curlicues, covered in a verdigris and oxblood semi-matte glaze. A couple of glaze flakes, light abrasion, overall very good condition. Unmarked. 12 1/2" sq. | 300 | 323 |
| 596 | AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. (Los Angeles) two-tile floral frieze, 1930s, decorated in cuerda seca with a stylized flower in blue, green, white and amber matte and semi-matte glazes. Mounted in a new black-stained wooded frame. Stamped AETCO L.A. 12" x 6". | 350 | 206 |
| 597 | Three Art Deco studio tiles from the 1920s, darved and excised with flowers in bright polychrome, and mounted in a frame of turn-of-the-century molding. Unmarked. 5" sq. ea. | 300 | 264 |
| 598 | Four MOSAIC Hispania trivet tiles, each transfer-printed with a different Hispano-Moresque design. Several edge nicks. All marked Mosaic. Each 6" sq. | 200 | 264 |
| 601 | MARBLEHEAD dust-pressed tile painted in wax-resist with a bouquet of pink flowers in an indigo vase. Mounted in a period molding frame. Remnant of paper label. 6" sq. | 500 | 529 |
| 602 | ROOKWOOD trivet tile, 1929, embossed with golden grapes and green leaves on a blue ground. Mounted in a fine new Arts & Crafts frame. Flame mark/XXIX/1683. 6" sq. | 400 | 382 |
| 603 | California tile-top table, 1930s, the tile hand-painted with a horseback rider in mid-jump, in polychrome glaze, the iron base covered in verdigris paint. Unmarked. Tile 8" sq., table 20" H. | 200 | 558 |
| 604 | California tile-top table, with four tin-glaze painted tiles forming a Hispano-Moresque design, in orange and black semi-matte glaze, mounted in a wooden base (some wear). Tiles: 12" sq., table: 17 1/2" x 18" sq. | 200 | 264 |
| 605 | California tile-top table, 1930s, with four tiles painted in a Hispano-Moresque motif in bright polychrome semi-matte glaze, mounted in a wooden base with turned legs. Some abrasion to surface of wood and tiles. Tiles: 12" sq., table: 17 1/2" x 18" sq. | 200 | 764 |
| 606 | European tile-top table with six Spanish tiles depicting a narrative about a knight's journey, mounted in a Chinese Chippendale tray table. Some pock-marks to a few tiles. Tiles: 12" x 18", table: 17 1/2" x 18" x 12". | 200 | 147 |
| 608 | Two dark clay floor tiles with matte green glaze, one by BATCHELDER with a stylized fowl, stamped BATCHELDER/LOS ANGELES, 3 3/4" sq.; the other possibly by FLINT or HARTFORD FAIENCE, with a hispano-moresque pattern, chip to two corners, unmarked, 6" sq. | 200 | 118 |
| 609 | 1930's tile-top table, with four molded tiles in a Hispano-Moresque design in pastel colors, mounted in a painted metal base. 20" x 16" sq. | 200 | 118 |
| 610 | Fine California tile, 1930s, painted with a two-masted sailing ship in mustard and black, on green waves, in front of pink clouds. Mounted in frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. No visible mark. 6" sq. | 250 | 588 |
| 611 | California tile-top table on an iron base, with four cuenca tiles in a Hispano-Moresque design, in white, green, ochre and blue. 21" x 12 1/2" sq. | 0 | 411 |
| 612 | Tile-top table, 1920s, with wooden stand and single California tile with blue, yellow, orange and green Hispano-Moresque pattern. Light wear to edges of wood. 20" x 13 1/2" sq. | 200 | 118 |
| 613 | Ten GRUEBY floor tiles covered in dark blue matte glaze: three 6" sq., and seven 4" sq. A few stamped Grueby Boston. | 300 | 176 |
| 615 | Fine and rare GRUEBY tile decorated in cuenca with a large oak tree in dark green on a lighter green field, in front of a blue sky with white puffy clouds. Small clay deposit on surface. Signed E.F. 6" x 6 3/4". | 4,000 | 5,288 |
| 616 | CLAYCRAFT vertical tile molded with a California Mission landscape and covered in earth-tone matte glazes. Mounted in Arts & Crafts molding frame. Stamped Claycraft. 7 1/2" x 3 3/4" sq. | 400 | 646 |
| 617 | TUDOR vertical tile molded with an alpine village and covered in dark matte glazes. Mounted in Arts & Crafts molding frame. Stamped Tudor. 7 1/2" x 3 3/4" sq. | 400 | 382 |
| 618 | GRUEBY red clay tile molded with monk playing the cello, and partially covered with a fine, thick matte mustard glaze. Mounted in period molding frame. Stamped GRUEBY/BOSTON. 6" sq. | 500 | 529 |
| 619 | GRUEBY red clay tile with a putto holding a cornucopia in dark red clay against a matte mustard ground. A couple of shallow edge flakes. Unmarked. 6" sq. | 400 | 411 |
| 620 | GRUEBY red clay tile, "Eros," with the cupid and bow in dark red clay against a matte mustard ground. Mounted in fine new Arts & Crafts frame. Unmarked. 6" sq. | 500 | 588 |
| 621 | Fine and rare NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES circular trivet, carved by Julia Mattson with a band of rabbits in periwinkle blue against a darker, textured blue ground. Circular NDSM ink stamp/JM/587. 6 1/2" dia. | 600 | 1,293 |
| 622 | NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES circular trivet incised with pears and grapes in blue, green and brown on a plain ground. Light abrasion to surface. Incised Dyyaen, in ink U.N.D. 4 3/4" dia. | 200 | 235 |
| 623 | Two bird tiles: one by FRANKLIN decorated in cuenca with a sparrow on a branch, and one by FLINT impressed with a medieval bird in brown on orange, each mounted in a frame made of period Arts & Crafts molding. Unmarked. 4 1/2" sq. and 2 3/4" sq. | 200 | 118 |
| 624 | EMPIRE tile decorated in cuerda seca with a Dutch cook surrounded with geese, in polychrome matte and semi-matte glazes. Tight hairline runs diagonally across body for 5". Stamped EMPIRE. 6" sq. | 250 | 294 |
| 626 | Two PEWABIC tiles incised with ships, one a galleon covered in a purple lustered glaze, the other of red clay with sailboat at sunset, under a clear glaze. Each mounted in a frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Latter has partial paster. 4" sq. | 350 | 294 |
| 627 | Unusual PAUL BOGATAY trivet tile impressed with a three-masted tall ship under a cobalt blue glossy glaze. Abrasion to surface. Stamped head and vase medallion. 6" sq. | 100 | 176 |
| 628 | Four BATCHELDER items: two brackets of different foliate designs, (one with small chip,) and two border tiles with leaves and fruit (chips), all with blue engobe. Brackets stamped Batchelder/Los Angeles. Brackets: 3 3/4" x 4" x 3"; borders: 2" x 6". | 150 | 88 |
| 629 | Two PEWABIC tiles decorated in cuenca , one with a yellow duck on blue ground, the other with a brown fish in blue water. Each mounted in Arts & Crafts molding frame. Unmarked. 3" sq. ea. | 200 | 264 |
| 630 | Fine and rare JOHANN VON SCHWARZ vertical tile decorated in cuenca with a woman standing with her arm up, her long flowing red hair enveloping her embroidered green velvet dress, against a blue ground. Incised 626. 14 1/4" x 4 3/4". | 1,000 | 1,410 |
| 631 | Fine and rare JOHANN VON SCHWARZ vertical tile decorated in cuenca with a woman with a yellow bow in her red hair, and white floral jabot on her purple velvet dress. Incised 165. 6 1/4" x 4 1/2". | 600 | 764 |
| 632 | Fine and rare JOHANN VON SCHWARZ horizontal tile decorated in cuenca with a woman with long red hair wearing a purple and yellow dress. Minor nick to surface and to each corner, behind surface. Incised 652. 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" | 700 | 764 |
| 633 | Fine and rare JOHANN VON SCHWARZ horizontal tile decorated in cuenca with a woman in a garden, picking a yellow daffodil, in front of a verdant landscape. Fine restoration to bottom corners. Incised 911. 6 1/2" x 11". | 1,000 | 1,645 |
| 634 | Fine Bohemian Art Nouveau vertical tile depicting in cuenca a lady in profile in a pink and green dress, holding a flower. Glaze miss to chin area. Mounted in bronzed frame. Stamped EICHWALD/4975. 14 1/2" x 4 1/2". | 400 | 529 |
| 635 | Four frieze tiles attributed to JOHANN VON SCHWARZ, with trees in a rolling landscape in green, amber, and purple cuenca. A couple of minor nicks to most edges, one has abrasion to walls as well. Backs embossed with grids. 6" x 24". | 400 | 646 |
| 638 | WILLIAM DE MORGAN tile tin-glazed with double blue and white carnations with green foliage. Small chips to two, one more to edge. Raised ARCHITECTURAL POTTERY CO./POOLE DORSEY. 6" sq. | 400 | 646 |
| 640 | **Please announce that the photos for lots 640 and 641 are reversed in the catalog. Refer to the text for proper descriptions and estimates** Fine three-tile frieze by ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) molded with a stylized woman's head with red and yellow flowers, flanked by two tiles with red poppies on grayish-green ground. Some nicks to surface, scratch to woman's hair. Raised mark S.O.F./vm/E.T. 6" x 18". | 300 | 470 |
| 641 | Fine GILLIOT & Cie (Hemixem, Belgium) tile decorated in trail-slip with large pink fruit and green leaves on white. Minute fleck to corner, otherwise absolutely pristine. Raised H. 6" sq. | 150 | 118 |
| 642 | Pair of fine German frieze tiles with a foliate pattern in celadon with amber berries on green, underlined by a blue and amber dotted border. Light abrasion to surface. Combed checkered back. 6" x 12". | 250 | 235 |
| 643 | Fifteen MALKIN (England) border frieze tiles decorated in cuenca with peacock feathers in blue and green on brown and turquoise. Chips to four, small nicks to edges, light abrasion to centers. Raised MALKIN. 3" x 6". | 400 | 235 |
| 644 | Six fine TONWERK OFFSTEIN ALBERTWERKE (Germany) tiles decorated in cuenca with double red blossoms on a gray medallion, on green ground. A few small pock marks and minor nicks. Impressed bull's eye. 6" sq. | 400 | 499 |
| 645 | Four fine and rare BOIZENBURG (Germany) tiles, decorated in cuenca with stylized white calla lilies within a blue heart, on a green ground. Two have edge nicks, on has a hairline. Raised G. 6" sq. ea. | 300 | 382 |
| 646 | Two GROHN (Germany) tiles with a stylized red flower in cuenca on gold, on a geometric indigo and blue ground. A couple of small edge chips, light abrasion to middle petal on both. Combed back. 6" sq. | 200 | 323 |
| 648 | Four fine and rare ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) tiles embossed with gibbon faces under sheer green glaze. One mint, one with scratch, and two cracked. Stamped mark. 6" sq. | 400 | 499 |
| 649 | Four MEISSNER OFEN AND PORZELLANFABRIK (Germany) frieze tiles with pinecones and needles, two in green and brown, two green and taupe. Several nicks to surface. Raised mark. 6" sq. | 300 | 499 |
| 650 | Fine SAINT-AMAND nine-tile panel (France) stencil-decorated with yellow waterlilies and large green lily pads against a blue sky. A few minor edge nicks, overall excellent condition. Raised marks. 18" sq. | 300 | 206 |
| 652 | Six SAINT-AMAND tiles (France), stencil-decorated with yellow waterlilies and green leaves on blue water. A couple of small corner chips, good overall condition. Raised SAINT-AMAND/NORD/& HAMAGE. 6" sq. ea. | 300 | 176 |
| 658 | Three fine GILLIOT & Cie. (Hemiksem, Belgium) frieze tiles decorated in trail-slip with yellow leaves and berries within a brown medallion, on white. A couple of pock marks, overall excellent condition. Raised H/ Made In Belgium. 6" sq. ea. | 300 | 176 |
| 661 | Frieze of three fine German majolica tiles, molded with ivory waterlilies and green lilypads on blue water, behind teal blue grasses, with trees in the distance. Light abrasion to surface of one and nicks to its edges, other two have one overfired edge. Unmarked. 6" x 18". | 200 | 206 |
| 662 | Frieze of six fine NORDDEUTSCHE STEINGUTFABRIK (Germany) majolica tiles, molded with fleshy ivory waterlilies and green lilypads on blue water, against a light blue sky. Some nicks to edges, one has abrasion to petals, good condition. Stamped K & S. 6" x 36". | 500 | 294 |
| 663 | Two friezes of German majolica tiles embossed with waterlilies, one of three tiles with yellow blossoms and visiting dragonfly, within blue borders (several chips); and one of two tiles with fleshy white blossoms on dark blue water (glaze flake to one corner, scratch to same). First set bears letters and numbers, second unmarked. 6" x 18" and 6" x 12". | 300 | 206 |
| 665 | HAMILTON tile, 1880s, molded with a stag and covered in sheer glossy pink glaze. Small chip to antler, small nicks to corners covered by new frame. Unmarked but documented. 6" sq. | 200 | 294 |
| 667 | Three Continental tiles molded with sea gods, one holding an anchor, one a platter of fruit, and one a trident, under a rich purple majolica glaze. Several nicks, two restored. Unmarked. 6" sq. ea. | 300 | 558 |
| 668 | Five assorted American tiles embossed with floral patterns, and covered in majolica glazes: KENSINGTON with a field of daisies, brown glaze; two HAMILTONs in yellow, blue and brown mottled glaze; PROVIDENTIAL with poppies, yellow and green mottled glaze (corner chip); and 3" LOW in dark teal. All but one marked. 6" sq.; 3" sq. | 300 | 176 |
| 669 | Four American embossed tiles, including a pair of AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. trophy tiles with mandolins and grapes in amber, a classical profile portrait in green, and a rose-frieze in red. A few small chips and nicks. Trophies marked. 6" sq. ea. | 200 | 118 |
| 671 | AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. vertical tile panel, molded in relief with a lady in Renaissance dress, covered in a glossy emerald-green glaze. Small nicks to edges. Large circular mark. 18" x 6". | 250 | 382 |
| 672 | AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. vertical tile panel, molded in relief with a young man in Colonial dress, covered in a glossy burgundy glaze. Small chips to corners, nicks to edges. Large circular mark. 18" x 6". | 200 | 264 |
| 673 | Pair of AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILING CO. vertical tile panels, molded in relief with Classical Bacchanalian scenes, in polychrome glossy glazes. Some nicks to edges. Large impressed circular mark. Each, 18" x 6". | 400 | 441 |
| 676 | Four assorted Dutch tiles, three by DE PORCELEYNE FLES and one by WESTRAVEN, the first three of a landscape with windmills, a cheese scale in Alkmaar, and a draw bridge, the last one of the old fortification gates in the city of Zwolle. First three impressed Delft with bottle and TL, last with WESTRAVEN/UTRECHT. Largest (windmills): 4 1/4" x 8". | 250 | 441 |
| 677 | Pair of tiles by DE PORCELEYNE FLES decorated in cuenca with a man and woman in traditional costumes from Marken. Mounted in matching new wooden frames. Each stamped Delft with bottle and J/Marken. Tiles, 4 3/4" sq. | 200 | 264 |
| 678 | Four assorted European tiles: DE PORCELEYNE FLES with mandolin in good crystalline glaze; WESTRAVEN with ship; QUIMPER with bonne femme; and SARRAGUEMINES with transfer of cathedral. Several nicks and a couple of chips. All marked. 4" sq. and 6" sq. | 100 | 118 |
| 679 | Two early DE PORCELEYNE FLES tiles decorated in cuenca with animals: a monkey on a branch, and a black donkey, each mounted in a frame made of period Arts & Crafts molding. Unmarked. 3" sq. ea. | 200 | 294 |
| 680 | Three early DE PORCELEYNE FLES tiles decorated in cuenca with animals: a bulldog, a frog on a lilypad, and a goose in flight. Each mounted in a frame made of period Arts & Crafts molding. Unmarked. 4" sq. ea. | 300 | 382 |
| 681 | Three tiles depicting sailing vessels: one by PILKINGTON painted with a Dutch landscape of fishing boat and windmills, glaze bubble and minor clay deposit, 6" sq.; one by WESTRAVEN decorated in cuenca with three-masted ship, 5" sq.; and one on AMERICAN blank, vellum-painted with a sailboat and blue sky, 4 1/4" sq. Each mounted in frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. All marked. | 250 | 323 |
| 682 | **Please announce that this lot has three small flakes or glaze inconsistencies to the surface** ROZENBURG tile underglaze-painted with a stylized floral display in yellow, green, red and blue, on an ivory ground. Mounted in new wood frame. Back stamped ROZENBURG/DEN HAAG. Tile, 6" sq. | 100 | 118 |
| 683 | Three SAN JOSE tiles decorated in cuerda seca with white calla lily on brown and green ground. Mounted in a fine frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Some with San Jose Potteries paper label. 6" sq. ea. | 350 | 206 |
| 684 | Unusual pair of SAN JOSE bookends decorated in cuerda seca with two women sitting at the foot of a stairway, talking pots. Glaze miss or stilt-pull to back of one. Each bears a San Jose Potteries paper label. 7 1/4" x 6" x 3 1/4". | 300 | 764 |
| 685 | Unusual SAN JOSE tile decorated in cuerda seca with a single white and yellow magnolia with green leaves on a blue ground. Mounted in a frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Signed with plant on surface, "San Jose Mission" in script on back. 6" sq. | 350 | 206 |
| 686 | **Please announce that this lot has a few small edge chips** Two SAN JOSE tiles decorated in cuerda seca, one with a single white and yellow calla lily on a brown and green ground, and one a coastal scene with ivory and purple dunes against a vast blue sky. Each mounted in a frame of period Arts & Crafts molding. Landscape bears "San Jose Potteries" paper label, other unmarked. 5 3/4" sq. and 6" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 687 | SATURDAY EVENING GIRLS trivet tile with an inner green square framed in gray, in semi-matte glazes. Mounted in a new dark Arts & Crafts frame. Marked S.E.G. 372-?-11/AM. 6" sq. | 200 | 588 |
| 688 | Six GRUEBY geometric tiles, five 3" sq. with a white Moorish star on a pale blue ground (small chip to one), one with a blue star on white and one 4" sq. with raised crescent pattern in white. Unmarked. | 200 | 147 |
| 689 | Three GRUEBY tiles, two geometric (one yellow and brown, one in blue and ivory checkers) and one floral (thick curdled white glaze on red clay). Unmarked. 4" sq. | 200 | 118 |
| 690 | Four GRUEBY geometric tiles in assorted patterns, in tones of brown and ivory. Unmarked. 4" sq. ea. | 250 | 197 |
| 691 | Six GRUEBY geometric red clay tiles with a white Moorish star on a pale blue ground. Unmarked. 3" sq. | 200 | 235 |
| 692 | HARRIS STRONG tile decorated in squeezebag with a man fishing in a boat by a bridge. Mounted in Arts & Crafts molding frame. Stamped RICHARDS. 6" sq. | 150 | 118 |
| 693 | HARRIS STRONG vertical tile panel of a queen composed of brocade tiles on varnished walnut board. Some water spots to board. Blue and white label W10. 41" x 9 1/2" | 200 | 118 |
| 698 | Two HARRIS STRONG single-tile panels, one tin-glazed with an alpine landscape outlined in black, in original frame, and one painted in squeezebag with the portrait of a young girl, in a new mahogany frame. First has blue and white paper label. 6" sq. ea. | 200 | 235 |
| 699 | HARRIS STRONG four-tile vertical panel, early 1970s, painted in squeezebag with a bouquet of brightly colored flowers. Mounted in original white frame. In black marker, HS-406, and orange Maine label. Tiles: 24" x 6". | 100 | 206 |
| 700 | HARRIS STRONG two-tile vertical panel, decorated in squeezebag with houses in a village, in bright orange, yellow, and black. Original frame, a few scratches. Blue and white paper label. 12" x 6". | 150 | 147 |
| 701 | MOSAIC tile molded with Viking ship in brown, white, and red semi-matte glaze on a blue-green ground. Mounted in period molding frame. Stamped Mosaic in oval. 6" sq. | 300 | 353 |
| 703 | Two MOSAIC tiles decorated in cuerda seca, one with a whimsical tiger, the other with an elephant on a ball, both in bright polychrome, mounted together in period molding frame. Raised Mosaic in oval. 4 1/4" sq. ea. | 250 | 411 |
| 705 | Seven assorted tiles: three EMPIRE 3" sq. with geometric cuerda seca designs (1/2) in greens; one 3" TRENT with photograph; a STANDARD 4 1/4" commemorative piece with an eagle and V; and two china-painted 6" tiles. Each marked. | 150 | 147 |
| 706 | Fine ROOKWOOD trivet tile, 1921, embossed with a pair of stylized birds of paradise in amber and blue amongst green leaves. Small chips to edges. Flame mark/XXI/1988. 6" dia. | 300 | 294 |
| 708 | ROOKWOOD circular trivet tile, 1925, embossed with seagulls in flight over a green and blue ground. Flame mark/XXV/2351. 5 3/4" dia. | 300 | 176 |
| 709 | ROOKWOOD trivet tile, 1930, embossed with a floral and foliate desing in pink and green against a blue ground. Seconded mark. Flame mark/XXX/3210/X. 6" dia. | 200 | 118 |
| 710 | ROOKWOOD trivet tile, 1925, embossed with pink grapes and green foliage on a blue ground. Some peppering to fruit. Flame mark/XXV/1683. 6" sq. | 200 | 147 |
| 711 | OWENS bullnose tile decorated in matte cuenca with purple grapes and green foliage on a mustard ground. Small nicks to grape walls. Stamped OWENS. 6" sq. | 200 | 264 |
| 713 | MORAVIAN tile from the Canterbury Tales, "Doctor," covered in ivory and green semi-matte glaze. Unmarked. 4" sq. | 100 | 235 |
| 714 | Five MORAVIAN tiles representing zodiac signs, Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus, Gemini (as-is), and Scorpio (glaze flakes), all eight-sided and pierced with the symbols, covered in green and ivory semi-matte glaze. Stamped MR. 4 1/4" sq. | 250 | 264 |
| 715 | Four MORAVIAN tiles, three embossed with ships, Aves (chip to edge), the Bounty, and the Santa Maria, as well as Painting from the Domestic Arts series, all in green and ivory semi-matte glaze. Some grout to backs and sides. 4" sq. ea. | 200 | 176 |
| 716 | Seven MORAVIAN tiles, mostly 4" sq., including The Rainmaker (in as-is condition), several floral, a gray pine tree marker, and a large 1976 bicentennial commemorative plaque. Rainmaker marked MP. Largest: 5 1/2" x 11". | 100 | 59 |
| 718 | Six Belgian tiles embossed with a stylized flower, linking in a frieze, under a clear glaze. Small corner chip to one, otherwise mint. Stamped SM. 6" sq. | 300 | 176 |
| 722 | Two German Art Nouveau frieze tiles decorated in cuenca with a chain pattern of peacock feathers, in turquoise and amber on green. Several nicks to one, fewer to other. Stamped XIII/13. 6" sq. | 100 | 118 |
| 723 | Four fine Belgian frieze tiles with red thistles and green leaves in cuenca, on ivory and brown. A few edge chips to one, others in great condition. Stamped FP. 6" x 24". | 350 | 206 |
| 724 | Five GILLIOT & Cie. (Hemiksem, Belgium) tiles divided in quadrants, two with brown berries on blue, two ivory. Minimal crazing, corner nick to two tiles, otherwise mint. Raised H. 6" sq. | 300 | 176 |
| 725 | Ten GILLIOT & Cie (Hemixem, Belgium) 4 3/4" tiles, transfer-decorated with a stylized blossom on elongated corners, in green on white. Some transfer smears and a few minor edge nicks, but overall excellent condition. Raised H. 4 3/4" sq. | 200 | 235 |
| 726 | Twelve LE GLAIVE (Belgium) frieze tiles with stylized pinecones and cherries in cuenca, eight in brown, green and yellow, and four in celadon, gray, and yellow. Abrasion to surface of most, nicks. Raised mark. 6" sq. ea. | 400 | 470 |
| 728 | Five frieze tiles by ERNST TEICHERT (Germany) molded with red poppies on grayish-green ground (two designs). Some nicks and abrasion. Raised SOF/Meissen. 6" x 30". | 300 | 353 |
| 732 | Two sets of four GILLIOT & Cie. (Hemiksem, Belgium) tiles decorated in cuenca with taupe irises and trefoils, emanating from the center, on a blue ground. Some abrasion to surface and nicks to edges. Raised H. 24" sq. each set. | 400 | 235 |
| 733 | Pair of T.A.W. (Germany) frieze tiles, molded with a two-part papyrus plant in amber and gray cuenca on white. Minor nicks around edges, wear to two bottom tiles. Raised T A W. 12" x 6". | 200 | 118 |
| 735 | Three pairs of German tiles with stylized triple red and amber blossoms on looping celadon stems, over light blue. Abrasion to walls and pockmarks. Unmarked. 12" x 6" ea. | 300 | 264 |
| 736 | Four OLD BRIDGE (N.J.) border tiles, each embossed with a dogwood blossom on an oval "cushion", and covered in sheer glossy pink glaze. A couple of minute flecks to one or two, overall excellent condition, minimal crazing. Each stamped OLD BRIDGE. 3" x 6". | 100 | 59 |
| 740 | Nine BFK (Belgium) tiles embossed with brown and white roses on ivory medallion, on a brown foliate ground. Some abrasion to a couple, and small nicks to others. BFK MADE IN BELGIUM. 6" sq. ea. | 400 | 235 |
| 744 | Eight Belgian border frieze tiles, transfer-decorated with tulips in dark green on white. A couple of chips, but excellent overall condition. Unmarked. 3" x 48". | 200 | 118 |
| 745 | Seven German border frieze tiles with yellow flowers and green leaves on green ground. Several nicks, some abrasion, on in two pieces. Raised FP. 3" x 6" ea. | 200 | 206 |
| 747 | Two MINTON'S CHINA WORKS Shakespeare series tiles designed by Moyr Smith, "Cymbeline (II/II)" and "Winter's Tale (V/III)", in black transfer on white ground. A few small nicks to edges, mounted in velvet mat and gilded frame. 6" sq. ea. | 250 | 147 |
| 749 | Nine TRENT tiles: seven 3" x 6" border tiles with wheat stalks and butterflies, brown-green glaze; 6" classical urn in celadon; boy's portrait by Isaac Broome, 6", pink. Nicks. All marked. | 200 | 176 |
| 750 | Four assorted American tiles: ROOKWOOD floriform trivet in matte blue-gray; Boston 1906 calendar; FRANKLIN with pearlized transfer of landscape; and LOW small brown floral. A few chips and nicks, all marked. Rookwood: 6" dia. | 100 | 118 |
| 752 | Two California tiles: a SOLON AND SCHLEMMEL red clay tile incised and glazed with a turtle in green against the burnished clay, stamped S & S TILE CO/SAN JOSE CAL, 5" sq; and a studio tile incised with the Santa Barbara mission in glossy polychrome, 1944, signed and dated, 5 1/2" sq. Both mounted in frames of period Arts & Crafts molding. | 250 | 264 |
| 753 | FRANKLIN coat-of-arms-shaped tile, impressed with a fleur-de-lys in gold on a matte cobalt ground. Impressed FRANKLIN POTTERY FAIENCE. 9 1/4" x 6 3/4". | 150 | 94 |
| 757 | HARRIS STRONG vertical tile panel with queen, brocade tiles on walnut board. Remnant of yellow label W10. 41" x 9 1/2" | 200 | 206 |
| 758 | HARRIS STRONG vertical tile panel of a Colonial drummer composed of brocade tiles on lacquered ivory walnut board. Studio label, unmarked. 36" x 11" | 200 | 29 |
| 759 | HARRIS STRONG vertical tile panel with jester brocade tiles on walnut board. Small chip to edge of jester's foot and leg. Remnant of yellow label W11. 41" x 9 1/2" | 200 | 206 |
| 760 | HARRIS STRONG horizontal five-tile panel of a Colonial motif in landscape, framed. Studio mounted, unmarked. 10" x 33 1/2" | 200 | 59 |
| 761 | Fifteen Continental faience tiles, tin-glazed in thirteen different designs of birds, plants, animals, or geometric, in indigo on a frosted white ground. Unmarked. 4" sq. | 150 | 382 |
| 762 | Five-tile vertical frieze, china-painted with a Dutch scene of children carrying baskets and fishing rods, in sepia on ivory. Abrasion to edges. Unmarked. 30" x 6". | 150 | 147 |
| 763 | Seven English tiles: three with transfer designs by KATE GREENAWAY,Summer, Little Bo Peep, Little Jack Horner (chips to all three); MINTON'S series tile, The Tortoise and the Hare, in brown and ivory; one printed with WALTER CRANE design, "Where Are You Going To My Pretty Maid"; one HEREFORD with Alice In Wonderland scene; and one china-painted on MAW blank. All have nicks or chips. 6" sq. ea. | 200 | 59 |
| 764 | Six assorted frames made of Arts & Crafts period molding, mostly oak, one pine. Unmarked. | 300 | 411 |
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