A RARE PAIR OF LIVERPOOL DELFTWARE NEOCLASSICAL TILES, BOTH TILES PRINTED IN BLACK WITH AN OVAL PANEL OF A MUSE WITH A LYRE, ONE WITH THE FIGURE AND OVAL FRAME WASHED OVER IN GREEN, THE OTHER WITH THE FIGURE LEFT IN BLACK AND WHITE, THE BACKGROUND ENAMELLED IN GREEN.
One measuring approximately 12.5cm x 12.4cm, the other 12.2cm x 12.6cm.
Unmarked.
Condition: Edge chips (illustrated). Possibly slightly trimmed.
See: The Sampson and Horne collection, Defining the British Venacular, Bonhams sale 28th April 2010, lot 504 for a similar lot which sold for £216 including buyers premium.
Also see: English Delftware Tiles by Anthony Ray, pages 272 and 273 for information on neoclassical Delftware tiles.