On offer is this set of six antique Minton Tiles from the 1870’s.
They are from the famous Aesop’s Fable series designed by John Moyr Smith for Minton’s Enameled Tile - China Works at Stoke on Trent in England.
They were part of a washstand backsplash and were mounted in a wood frame . For this reason they are near perfect condition with no cement to the back . One tile , the stork and the wolf has a corner reglue , the others are excellent .
See picture 9 for the reglued corner part of the tile . Lower left corner
The tiles measure 6" X 6" .
3 of them have the Minton trademark to the back .
The tiles weigh over 5 1/2 pounds unwrapped and will be double boxed for shipping .
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