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BELLA - PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT TILE
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,000
Sold
$1,100
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186 Rare Books, Militaria, Maps, Historical Art
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BELLA
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT TILE
A rare portrait tile of the guide ‘Bella’ produced by George Cartlidge at Sherwin Cotton Pottery, Staffordshire ca 1900. Titled top right corner and with the artist George Cartlidge’s monogram.
Depicted wearing a korowai, tiki and huia feather in her hair. 215 x 135mm and in the original black frame.
Created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image.
The technique involved combining the use of varying monochromatic glaze and clay body depths.
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT TILE
A rare portrait tile of the guide ‘Bella’ produced by George Cartlidge at Sherwin Cotton Pottery, Staffordshire ca 1900. Titled top right corner and with the artist George Cartlidge’s monogram.
Depicted wearing a korowai, tiki and huia feather in her hair. 215 x 135mm and in the original black frame.
Created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image.
The technique involved combining the use of varying monochromatic glaze and clay body depths.
