Tin-glazed Earthenware May Day Tile

Description:

Tin-glazed Earthenware May DayTile, England, c. 1757-61, probably Liverpool, attributed to John Sadler printshop, brownish-black printed with a scrolled border and Hogarth-type urban scene, inscribed lower left "J. Sadler Liverp," 5 x 5 in.

Literature: Illustrated in Antiques, June 1994, p. 823; Antique Collector, June 1994, p. 2; Liverpool Printed Tiles, back cover and illus. B5-1.

Provenance: Ex Dr. Alvin M. Kanter collection.
Estimate $600-800

Two glaze chips to front edge; very slight chips and abrasions along edges.


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