Rare 18th C. English Delft Tiles With Harbor Scenes (Sold Individually)

Price: $200

Era: 18th century / 1700's

Country of Origin: United Kingdom > England

Materials: Ceramic, Ceramics > Tin Glaze / Faience, Cermanic > Earthenware

Condition: Age Appropriate Patina

Style: Decorating Style > English, Decorating Style > Rococo, Decorating Style > Rustic / Country Style

Item description:
Rare English Delft tile - one of a set of four - with powder blue ground and octagonal reserve framing a scene of sailing ships in front of a fortified harbor. The distinctive corner motif and the frame stle are found on tiles from Liverpool made 1700-1775 (see Michael Archer, Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, page 457).