I can't remember where I bought them, but we have several of these old 'Persian style' tiles. They've followed us from home to home, tucked away in the bottom of some cardboard box, and been confined to various sheds.
Recently, however, Lady Magnon decided to put them out on the kitchen windowsill, and also to find out a bit more about them from 'the net'.
And she has just discovered THIS (above). They were hand made and painted in Holland in 1885, and were imported into England to cater for London's ever-eager late 19th C Arts and Crafts clientelle. They were marketed by a Mr Murray Marks.
And the best bit? They're priced at £145 for each, very rare, tile (now you have to imagine Cro dancing an energetic hornpipe).
If you recognise them, and have a boxful in your own garden shed, may I suggest that you handle them with care!
I'm just sorry now that they weren't signed William de Morgan.
If you recognise them, and have a boxful in your own garden shed, may I suggest that you handle them with care!
I'm just sorry now that they weren't signed William de Morgan.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very lucky fellow, Cro. What, though, are you going to do with them now that you know their value? Do they stay or do they go to the highest bidder?
They'll probably go back in their cardboard box..... for safety.
Deleteoh, their beautiful! I'd keep them!
ReplyDeleteIt's now 8 am, there's a thick white frost, and I have to take the dogs out.... I may be some while!
ReplyDeleteWell it's 8.30pm here on the other side of the World so you are probably still out walking What lovely tiles - Dutch in the Persian style and old too. Reminds me that I have a box of tiles bought in a Persian market (Isfahan) and like yours they have just quietly moved around with us. On the William de Morgan front, I am sure that quite a few of the old tiled fire surrounds that line the walls of demolition yards here have de Morgan tiles in them, gently sunning themselves or weathering the storms of this Colonial outpost.
ReplyDelete8.30am here and 0 degrees C -- therefore, according to the UK weatherman/woman it is 'bitterly' cold! The tiles are just exquisite and I hope you find a nice, but safe, way to display them because they deserve to be enjoyed...
ReplyDeleteI once found out that I owned a charlotte Rhead vase..one I bought for 253
ReplyDeleteUNFORTUNATELY i FEW WEEKS BEFORE i FOUND THIS OUT, i SMASHED IT, THROWING A CUSHION AT AN EX
OUCH!
DeleteAll the window sils in our 1936 Florida home are lined in tiles. You could incorporate them into your house. I have seen Spanish houses with tiles on the stair risers. A different pattern for each stair. Mirrors, a fountain...so much you can do with them. Keep them.
ReplyDeleteNow you know they're valuable you'll probably stow them away somewhere safe instead of enjoying them which is what they were originlly intended for. Sometimes too much knowledge is a dangerous thing....
ReplyDeleteEspecially knowing how much they sell for!!!
Deletethey are beautiful. i like the idea of incorporating them within your house. you should be able to see them every day!
ReplyDeleteSome suggestions. A new spa in your home with these lining the hot stone box. A dance floor in your den with these center stage. Drill a hole in one string it with a gold chain and sell it for $1000 on ebay. Call it punk dutch art.
ReplyDeleteThey are very attractive....they shouldn't really be just kept in a box....display them somehow.
ReplyDeleteI had mine secured in wood frames and they are used in the kitchen for hot dishes.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea. Keep them out and Enjoy them!
DeleteLucky old Cro. Those are gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely, Cro. Such colours!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. I would try to find a way to incorporate them into my household so i could enjoy their beauty every day.
ReplyDeleteI adore old tiles and have a small collection...drooling over yours...
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