Most recently we have been surfing through ebay and by luck have found some very good finds.
The first was this Sherwin and Cotton, c1895-1900, "Village Belle", a very rare and collectable tile that was modelled by George Cartlidge in a rich cobalt blue Majolica glaze and in great condition. It is a large tile, 6 x 12 inches. What is very funny is that we had seen this tile before about a year ago when we went on a tile mission to a fireplace scrapyard, but the owner refused to sell it to us for any amount.
This one will have a place of honour in Chloe's new kitchen.
The original two designs
And then yesterday we had a bit of more luck. This time there was a tile that David really wanted to win for Chloe for Christmas, and again, the ending price was a lot lower than it would sell for normally.
Nice finds.
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