Stock No: 16892

A exceptionally rare complete set of Minton tiles for a fireplace. This set of fifteen transferware tiles are all stamped Minton on the verso, and form a complete set of fireplace interior tiles. The top tiles depict putti assuming the guises of different disciplines: the apothecary, the musician, the stone mason, the geographer and the astronomer. The side tiles depict large putti playing instruments surrounded by arabesque foliate decoration.

English, circa 1880.

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