A rare Liverpool delftware woodblock tile

Circa 1756-57

Circa 1756-57
Printed in blue by John Sadler with a 'Hunter and Huntress by a Rococo fountain', with two dogs, in an octagonal panel edged with scrolls, 12.4cm x 12.4cm

Tiny rim chips, trimmed.

Provenance:
Mavis Bimson Collection

A similar lilac tile is illustrated by Anthony Ray, English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.239, no.607. The design is derived from engravings by J.E.Nilson of Augsburg, the border from Dutch tiles via painted Liverpool examples