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A mixed group of objects of vertu, comprising: a group of glazed tiles with blue and white decoration of flora and wildlife, various makers, together with a Dutch style tile with two figures fishing, a group modern Chinese polychrome tiles, a Chinese Terracotta Army soldier, 15.8cm high, two small Indian bronzes of birds, a carved hardstone Mayan mask with headpiece adorned with a reptile, two miniature enamelled jugs, and a small lacquered circular box with floral decoration to lid (lot) 

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CERAMIC TILE “KING EDWARD BREWED A PECK OF MALT”Framed, 29cm wide; 37cm high

JOHN MOYR SMITH (1839-1912): MINTON TILE PLANTERCirca 1890The square metal planter inset with four Minton ‘Idylls Of The Kings’ series tiles including Vivienne, Guinevere, Etarre and Elaine, each tile 25cm high, 20cm high overall

DELTA - SIGMA HOLLAND CHAPTER 1930-1955 COMMEMORATIVE FRAMED TILE (SIGNED ON THE BACK) - 16.5 X 16.5 CMS APPROX

Retro tiled top coffee table - minor hairline to 1 tile

A nest of three occasional tables, a pair of teak tile top tables

A TILE EFFECT CIRCULAR GARDEN TABLE, 90cm x height 74cm and two faux rattan armchairs (condition report: - all dirty and in need of cleaning) (3)

Sternfliese, Iran, Kaschan (Persien), 13. - 14. Jhdt. Sternförmige Fliese, goldbraun und blau glasiert. Im zentralen achtzackigen Feld Darstellung zweier stilisierter Vögel umgeben von Rankenwerk. Gerahmt wird das zentrale Bildfeld von einer kalligraphischen Bordüre auf blauem Grund. Fliese mit vertikalem restaurierten Riss sowie restaurierten Zacken. Luftblase. Schönes Beispiel einer seldschukenzeitlichen, vegetabil ornamentierten Sternfliese aus Kashan, Zentralpersien. Maße 23 x 23 cm. A star-shaped Iranian tile, Kashan, 13th/14th century A star-shaped Iranian tile, Kashan, 13th/14th centurySternförmige Fliese, goldbraun und blau glasiert. Im zentralen achtzackigen Feld Darstellung zweier stilisierter Vögel umgeben von Rankenwerk. Gerahmt wird das zentrale Bildfeld von einer kalligraphischen Bordüre auf blauem Grund. Fliese mit vertikalem restaurierten Riss sowie restaurierten Zacken. Luftblase. Schönes Beispiel einer seldschukenzeitlichen, vegetabil ornamentierten Sternfliese aus Kashan, Zentralpersien. Maße 23 x 23 cm.Condition: III

Sternfliese, Iran, Kaschan (Persien), 13. - 14. Jhdt. Sternförmige Fliese, goldbraun und blau glasiert. Zentral im Bildfeld Darstellung eines Hasen in Vegetation. Das achtzackige Bildfeld ist gerahmt von stilisierter Kalligraphie auf blauem Dekor. Schönes Beispiel einer seldschukenzeitlichen, vegetabil ornamentierten Sternfliese aus Kashan, Zentralpersien. Maße 20,5 x 21 cm. A star-shaped Iranian tile, Kashan, 13th/14th century A star-shaped Iranian tile, Kashan, 13th/14th centurySternförmige Fliese, goldbraun und blau glasiert. Zentral im Bildfeld Darstellung eines Hasen in Vegetation. Das achtzackige Bildfeld ist gerahmt von stilisierter Kalligraphie auf blauem Dekor. Schönes Beispiel einer seldschukenzeitlichen, vegetabil ornamentierten Sternfliese aus Kashan, Zentralpersien. Maße 20,5 x 21 cm.Condition: II - III

Fliese mit figürlicher Darstellung, Persien, 19. Jhdt. Handbemalte quadratische Keramikfliese. Im Hauptbildfeld Darstellung eines persischen Würdenträgers mit aufgesetzter Krone von zwei Blumen flankiert. Die achteckige Rahmung in Türkis vor dem kräftigen Kobaltblau hervorgehoben. In den Zwickeln schwarz konturierte traditionelle florale Muster. Auf der rechten Seite der Fliese die Farbe stellenweise abgeschwommen, oben eine Brandfehlstelle. Feines Craquelée. Randblessuren. Maße 19 x 19 cm. A Persian tile with figural design, 19th century A Persian tile with figural design, 19th centuryHandbemalte quadratische Keramikfliese. Im Hauptbildfeld Darstellung eines persischen Würdenträgers mit aufgesetzter Krone von zwei Blumen flankiert. Die achteckige Rahmung in Türkis vor dem kräftigen Kobaltblau hervorgehoben. In den Zwickeln schwarz konturierte traditionelle florale Muster. Auf der rechten Seite der Fliese die Farbe stellenweise abgeschwommen, oben eine Brandfehlstelle. Feines Craquelée. Randblessuren. Maße 19 x 19 cm.Condition: II -

Victorian Aesthetic Movement style Three Tier Square Bamboo, each tier inset with a Minton Tile with leaf decoration, 38cm wide x 75cm high

Ceramic tile depicting a toucan, by Phillip Sutton R.A. (B. 1928), 43 x 36cm, signed 'Phillip Sutton 1987'

Selection (5) of 1960s London Transport double-royal POSTERS issued in connection with the building/opening of the Victoria Line and comprising Tile Motifs (5/69), Oxford Circus (3/63), Rebuilding Oxford Circus (7/66), Finsbury Park Station 'as it will be' (9/64) and Highbury Station 'as it will be' (5/65). Generally in good condition with edge-scuffs, some small filing holes/losses near top, light rippling etc. [5]

An Italian maiolica tile, together with a 19th century Staffordshire pottery meat drainer, 25cm wide and decorative china

A large 19th 18th  cent Maiolica  tile 21 x 22xm left corner re glued no missing parts good condition 

Large Burmantofts Faience architectural tile plaque, 'The Stayble Man' designed by William James Neatby, of rectangular form, depicting a male figure holding a rat, with a dog by his feet, titled with impressed signature to lower right corner, 51cm x 30.5cm. Born in 1860 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, William James Neatby worked at Burmantofts Pottery designing ceramic tiles for six years. He then went on to work at Doulton & Co, and in 1902 designed the tiles for the interior of Harrods Meat Hall.Condition Report:Wooden back plate included, not framed. Untubelined.

Large Burmantofts Faience architectural tile plaque, 'The Maide at the Inne' designed by William James Neatby, of rectangular form, depicting a female figure holding a tray of food and drink, a cat seated beside her, titled lower left corner, impressed signature to lower right, 51cm x 30.5cm. Born in 1860 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, William James Neatby worked at Burmantofts Pottery designing ceramic tiles for six years. He then went on to work at Doulton & Co, and in 1902 designed the tiles for the interior of Harrods Meat Hall.Condition Report:A wooden back plate is included but not framed. Untubelined.

A large wooden sewing box with Delft style blue and white tile decoration to the exterior and removable interior shelf with buttons and sewing accoutrements (h- 21cm, w- 33cm, d- 21 cm), together with three items of needlework including an arts and crafts style scarf, a sequined cloth and an arts and crafts style running stitch cloth (w- 94cm, l- 94cm) (4)

A PERSIAN POLYCHROME TILE Relief moulded and painted with flowers and scrolling foliage in green and blue, 23 x 23cm Condition Report:within a framed oak surroundminor chips to surface

A Large Plichta Wemyss rabbit [clover patter] together with a Griselda Hill Pottery Tile [Apple] and a Wemyss Plichta plum rectangular dish. [Rabbit-26cm hgih]

A Selection of crystal to include Edinburgh crystal decanter , onyx goblet set, boxed silver and dream Leonardo car model and a tile

Vertical stationary engine with open worked boiler and oscillating cylinder, on a wooden base with simulated tile floor, 32cm high

Tile top dining table with 4 chairs

1970s tile toped coffee table and matching trolley (2)

An Ancient terracotta antefix (roof tile), probably Roman, width 21cm, height 20cm

A large Chinese relief moulded pottery wall tile, possibly Jin Dynasty, height 35cm

A collection of Royal Albert Old Country Roses dinner service wears to include tea set, bowls, plates, vegetable tureen, trinkets, tray with tile top, along with a telephone!

A collection of mixed ceramics to include; An early Crown derby purple mark sugar bowl and cover (cracked and chipped), numbered 500, six Imari patterned cups and saucers with matching side plates, all bearing crossed 'X' mark and capital H to reverse, a pair of small modern Royal Worcester bone china simple white fish in shell centrepieces. Along with a Doulton Chantilly dish, an Old Trentham Sprays dish, a Spode coffee cup, Crown Ducal bowl, a Royal Winton jug, a Czechoslovakian tea bowl (cracked), a small gilt Chinese style bowl marked Empire, a Limoges style three stemmed vase and Limoges style patch/trinket box/pot, and two small base metal cased pieces -  one an Icon style with mother and baby ceramic tile to centre and transfer printed Tahj Mahal to centre of other.

Unsigniert: Jugendstil-Entwurfsaquarell Schloss PoschwitzAquarell. Um 1910. 60 x 60 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas69,5 x 69,5 cm. Vorlage für Kachel/Fliesenwandbild nach einem Kupferstich Ende 19. Jh Leichte Knicke. Provenienz : Aus Thüringer Adelsbesitz. Unsigned: Art Nouveau design watercolor Poschwitz CastleWatercolor. Circa 1910. 60 x 60 cm. Framed & behind glass69.5 x 69.5 cm. Template for tile / tile mural after a copper engraving late 19th century Slight creases. Provenance : From Thuringian nobility. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

A rare 17th century Dutch blue and white tile depicting a mermaid, circa 1660, 13cm square and an early 18th century Biblical tile depicting Joseph being lowered into a pit, circa 1700, mounted in a gilded frame, overall 15cm square (2)Signs of crazing, small edge chips

F. Clark, a painted porcelain tile of apples and blackberries, signed, 3.25" x 4", (8x10cm).

An early Tunbridge ware white wood paint decorated cottage sewing box, the pitched tile roof with chimney, the sides in brick work with panelled door and five trellis glazed windows to the front, each short side with a circular roof window, over a trellis glazed window. The interior with a tray in original pink paper lacking divisions, one end fitted with a six compartment drawer, 14.5 x 11 x 15cms. From a Distinguished UK Collection

A Howell and James Art Pottery Exhibition large tile plaque, painted with a portrait of a lady, in colours, in an ebonised wood frame, applied paper label, annotated P158, professionally restored, 27.5cm square (tile), 44cm. square (frame)

A William De Morgan Late Fulham Period tile, painted with carnations in shades of green and aubergine on a white ground, and a Minton's two tile panel printed with flowers and foliage, framed, impressed De Morgan mark, collection label, 15 x 5.5cm. (2) ProvenanceThe John Catleugh Collection, cat no.69 (De Morgan tile).

A large William De Morgan Snake tile, painted with a coiled snake with a branch in ruby and pink, framed, unmarked 21cm. square

A Maw & Co Good Women tile, printed and painted with a woman giving money from a purse to a begging woman, in colours on a mustard yellow ground, framed, cast marks, 20cm. square

Melody a large Della Robbia Pottery plaque designed by Ellen Mary Rope, rectangular cast in low relief with three young figures playing music gathered around a central tree, as two groups of young figures listen and rest, in colours, in pokerwork wooden frame, incised numbers to reverse, 48 x 29cm. ProvenancePrivate collection. LiteratureThe Studio volume 13, 1898 page 190 for an example of this plaque illustrated. this example listed as designed by Miss Rope and painted by E.M. Wood.Peter Hyland The Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead 1894-1906, Antique Collector's Club, page 207 figure 222 for a related, smaller tile plaque by Rope decorated with children dancing around a tree.ExhibitedMelody (panel) was exhibited by the Della Robbia Pottery in 1905, catalogue number 1939 priced at £3.3s.

A William De Morgan ruby lustre Doe tile, painted with a young deer in ruby lustre on a white ground, Sherwin Patent tile, 15.2cm. square. LiteratureMartin Greenwood, The Designs of William De Morgan, Richard Dennis, page 122 plate 912 for the original design with grass clumps.

A brass planter mounted with Mintons tiles designed by John Moyr Smith, printed in sepia and blue on a white ground, comprising, Guinevere, Excalibur, Pelleas, and Lynette, from Tennyson's Morte D'Arthur stamped Minton marks to one tile, facsimile signature to all four tiles, 19.5cm. high

A METAL AND TILE TOPPED BISTRO TABLE AND SINGLE CHAIR

A TILE TOPPED GARDEN TABLE, FOUR CHAIRS AND A PARASOL

A VINTAGE 'CABBAGE PATCH KIDS' BOWL AND PLATE, THE FOLEY 'INTARSIO' GREEN VASE, A MARIO SARABIA CERAMIC TILE, KNIVES, ETC

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with 'The body of Sir E.B.G carry'd to Prim rose hill on a Horse', the supposed murderers Robert Green, Lawrence Hill and Henry Berry taking the slumped body of magistrate Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey to the foot of Primrose Hill, his corpse depicted a second time lying run through with his own sword, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Five of Spades playing card is the source for this tile.On 28 September 1678 Titus Oates and Israel Tonge, a fanatic protestant minister implicit in the fabrication of the Popish Plot, presented their testimony to magistrate Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The disappearance of Godfrey on 12 October and the subsequent discovery of his dead body at Primrose Hill five days later caused uproar and those seeking to benefit from the exposure of a Catholic Plot stoked the fire. It was assumed that Godfrey was murdered by the Jesuits in connection with his taking Oates' and Tonge's deposition.Other playing cards from the same series depict Godfrey's supposed murder by Green, Berry and Hill. The perjured evidence given by Oates, William Bedloe and Miles Prance was enough to condemn the three men. Lord Chief Justice, Sir William Scroggs presided over the trial and did very little to supress his anti-Catholic bias. The three of spades depicts the 'murderers' hanging from the gallows. The true circumstances of Godfrey's death remain unsolved, but suicide has been presented as more than likely.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with an interior scene, 'Capt Berry and Alderman Brookes are offer'd 500l to cast the Plot on the Protestants', two papists, possibly Netterville and Russell, approaching Bury and Brooks, and holding a money bag, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Six of Clubs playing card is the source for this tile.In early 1679, the Secretary of State, Sir Joseph Williamson heard two depositions later published as 'A True narrative of the late design of the papists to charge their horrid plot upon the protestants by endeavouring to corrupt Captain Bury and Alderman Brooks of Dublin, and to take off the evidence of Mr Oats and Mr Bedlow'.Captain John Bury spoke of a Mr Netterville and an Irishman, Mr Russell, who encouraged him to take a bribe of £500 to assassinate the King and turn the focus of the plot away from the Catholics. Alderman William Brooks told Williamson that when speaking to the same Mr Netterville on 16 January that year'...he told me, if I would but joyn and assist to villify the Evidence of Oats and Bedlow, those two Rogues',then he too would be rewarded. Bury and Brooks were presented as upstanding royalists, defending the Protestant faith by coming forward with this information. Their implication that the £500 offered to kill the King ultimately came from 'the Lords', namely the Catholic peer William Howard, Lord Stafford, contributed to the trial and eventual execution of Stafford on 29 December 1680. Titus Oates corroborated this 'evidence', stating he had seen a letter from the Pope naming Stafford as a conspirator to kill the King. Lord Stafford was beatified as a Catholic martyr in 1929.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with a courtroom scene at the Old Bailey, 'The Tryall of Sir G Wakeman & 3 Benedictine Monks', Justice Scroggs flanked by two other judges, possibly North and Jeffreys, in full regalia, the accused standing in the dock and a rather abstract jury just visible above, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Four of Clubs playing card is the source for this tile.The trial of Wakeman and three Benedictine monks on 18 July 1679 marked a turning point in the narrative of the plot. Only four days earlier the last of the five Jesuits, Richard Langhorn, had been executed. Sir George Wakeman was royal physician to Queen Catherine of Braganza. Oates said he had witnessed him at a Jesuit meeting accepting a bribe to poison the King. The Queen herself was subsequently implicated. At this time, persons on trial for treason were not entitled to counsel and it was with admirable vigour and gall that Wakeman and his co-accused, William Marshal, William Rumley and James Corker, defended themselves. It became apparent that Oates could not identify Wakeman's handwriting, even though he swore to have seen incriminating letters written by him. Weak evidence was also given by Dugdale, Prance and Bedloe. Justice Scroggs, whose anti-Catholic rhetoric was well-recorded, was unimpressed. The jury pronounced all four men not guilty. There was widespread outrage at the verdict and the next day Scroggs had a dead dog thrown into his carriage. However, the credibility of the plot was irreparably damaged. Wakeman left London but returned to give evidence against Titus Oates in May 1685, when Oates himself was on trial for perjury.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with 'Capt Bedlow examind by ye Secret Comitee of the House of Commons', William Bedloe standing before the Secret Committee, all seated around a table, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe King of Clubs playing card is the source for this tile.Both the Commons and the Lords had their secret committees investigating every aspect of the plot, not always in good faith. Bedloe went to the Commons 'Secret Committee' in early 1679 to accuse the lawyer Nathaniel Reading of attempting to bribe him. Reading had come to Bedloe's lodgings at Whitehall to persuade him not to incriminate his clients, some high-profile Catholic peers. Bedloe had witnesses in hiding in his chambers and on 16 April 1679 Reading was tried for 'a trespass and misdemeanour' by attempting to 'lessen and stifle' evidence. Reading was found guilty and the Knave of Clubs shows him in the pillory. The Queen of Clubs depicts 'Reddin endeavouring to Corrupt Capt Bedloe'. Bedloe did not come out of the trial untarnished; proceedings had hinted at his debauched lifestyle and even Justice Scroggs is reputed to have said 'at this rate that Mr Bedloe accuses men, none are safe, for he runs at the whole herd'. Doubts were being cast on the worthiness of evidence given by such a man.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with 'The Consult at Wild House', two monks wearing habits standing at a table in discussion with two seated men, one in Jesuit robes, the other probably Edward Coleman, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Eight of Diamonds playing card is the source for this tile. During the trial of Edward Coleman on 27 November 1678, Titus Oates spoke of a number of Jesuit meetings or 'consults' having occurred in April and May of that year where the plot was discussed. According to Oates, he witnessed Coleman at one such meeting at Wild House near the Strand and here he gave his approval to the regicidal plot.Wild (or Weld) House was a significant mansion and gardens owned by the recusant lawyer and MP Humfrey Weld. Oates reported that he had attended mass with him at Wild House and that Weld had then received a dispensation from the general of the Jesuits to 'take the oaths and the Test', so that he might defend Catholic interests in Parliament. Weld vehemently denied these accusations. The fact that a portion of Wild House was sublet to the Spanish ambassador did not help dispel rumours of it being a hotbed for popish treachery.The scene has been simplified slightly in its translation from playing card to tile. On the card, two further figures, probably another monk and a second Jesuit gather around the table.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with 'Capt Bedlow carrying letters to Forraigne Parts', William Bedloe on horseback, approaching the coast where a ship waits at anchor, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Ten of Clubs playing card is the source for this tile.When the informer William Bedloe enters the narrative of the Popish Plot, he already had a reputation as a confidence trickster and a criminal, having recently spent time in prison for fraud. When Bedloe first appeared before the bar in the House of Commons he embraced his criminal reputation, proclaiming 'Mr Speaker, I have been a great rogue, but had I not been so I could not have known these things I am about to tell you'. That his inconsistent and often 'newly recollected evidence' was taken seriously is testament to the severity of anti-Catholic bias and public hysteria that allowed men like Bedloe to be temporarily presented as heroes. He offered some corroboration of Oates' testimony and it was necessary to have two witnesses when prosecuting for treason. Bedloe saw an opportunity to use his knowledge of both the Jesuits and the criminal underworld to weave together his story with that of Oates. Bedloe implicated various Jesuits and officials in the plot to kill the King and also the murder of Sir Godfrey. In addition, he had been granted a share of the £500 reward for bringing Godfrey's 'murderers' to justice. Like Oates, Bedloe had been a messenger for the Jesuits and a personal servant to Fr Harcourt. Harcourt admitted under cross-examination that Bedloe had carried letters for him between England and the Continent in 1675, but denied any involvement in a plot to kill the King.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English delftware Popish Plot tile, circa 1680-1700Painted in manganese with 'Coleman writeing a declaration and letters to la Chess', Edward Coleman seated at his desk, composing a letter to Francois de la Chaise, a man on horseback, possibly Titus Oates, hurrying off to deliver the message to France, 12.8cm squareFootnotes:ProvenanceFelton House, North SomersetThe Eight of Hearts playing card is the source for this tile.Edward Coleman (or Colman) was a Catholic courtier and secretary to Mary of Modena, the wife of James, Duke of York, while Francois de la Chaise was Louis XIV's confessor. Titus Oates claimed that he had delivered a letter from Coleman to La Chaise in November 1677. Oates also claimed to have seen the reply in which La Chaise offered £10,000 to finance King Charles' assassination. By an extraordinary stroke of good luck on Oates' part (and bad luck on the part of the accused) Coleman's papers were ordered to be searched. No evidence of a plot of rebellion or regicide was found, but Coleman had advocated for the dissolution of Parliament in his letters. This was enough for the jury, who found Coleman guilty of treason. He was hung, drawn and quartered on 3 December 1678 and his journey to Tyburn is illustrated on another of Barlow's playing cards, the Six of Hearts.A tile almost identical to the present lot was sold by Bonhams on 3 March 2004, lot 17. Care has been taken to follow the composition of the playing card exactly, including the arrangement of items on Coleman's desk.The Felton House Tiles: Important English delftware tiles depicting the Popish Plot, circa 1680-1700The 'discovery' of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678 and the subsequent trials, political upheaval and mass hysteria that erupted in England, reads like a modern-day soap opera. The supposed Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King Charles II, replace him with his papist brother James, Duke of York, and overthrow the Protestant establishment turned out to be the invention of a disreputable priest named Titus Oates, whose many lies and inventions appealed to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Oates was eventually convicted of perjury, but not before over a dozen innocent men were executed and others imprisoned, as the flames of anti-Catholic hatred and suspicion were fanned throughout the country.A set of playing cards depicting various scenes from the plot, printed from engravings by Francis Barlow, was first advertised in the newspaper True Domestick Intelligence in December 1679. A complete set of these Popish Plot playing cards is in the British Museum (inv. no.1896,0501.915.1-52). These designs were subsequently copied onto some of the earliest delftware tiles produced in England. The timing of the plot coincides with a warrant granted to the Dutch potter, Jan Ariens van Hamme, who had come to London'to exercise his trade and calling of making Tiles...after the way practised in Holland...whichhath not been practised in this our kingdome'.Several distinct versions of Popish Plot tiles were produced. One of these is painted in blue and the scenes are reserved in circular panels. These blue and white tiles have corner motifs and include inscriptions copied directly from the playing cards. See Frank Britton, London Delftware (1987), p.176 where three such tiles are illustrated. Anthony Ray suggests that these blue painted tiles were probably made at Vauxhall by van Hamme, who died in 1680, see English Delftware Tiles (1973), p.35. When found in manganese, each scene fills the available space save for a rectangular reserve at the bottom of each tile. An extremely rare set of twenty-one manganese Popish Plot tiles, matching the Felton House Tiles, was sold by Sotheby's on 15 March 1971, lot 21. A single tile depicting 'The Consult at Somerset House' was sold by Bonhams on 21 May 2014, lot 21. It has been suggested that the manganese examples were made a few years after their blue counterparts. However, the discovery of the Felton House Tiles adds weight to the argument that these were produced much closer to 1680, whilst the satirical playing cards were still topical. Indeed, close examination of the tiles show that they were copied from a deck of the Popish Plot playing cards and not from the blue and white versions.Felton House in North Somerset is a late 17th century house, confirmed by a date stone for 1684. Recent restoration of the building involved the removal of a mid-18th century fireplace which revealed an earlier fireplace behind, retaining the remains of other Popish Plot tiles from this set. The seven tiles included in this sale were removed from the fireplace in the 1950s and were recently discovered tucked away in a box. Presumably they were installed around 1684 - the date inscribed on the datestone - when the furore of the plot was still fresh in the country's consciousness. King Charles II died just a year later and the fear upon which the fictitious plot was based came to be realised; Charles II was succeeded by his brother who became king James II of England and James VI of Scotland, a Catholic monarch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

20th century tile-top coffee table, of rectangular form with fitted newspaper rack to base, 38cm high x 86cm wide x 41cm deep approx.

Nest of three bamboo-effect glass topped coffee tables, of rectangular form, two tile top tables, an oval side table and a stool, the largest measuring 62cm high approx. 

Nest of three oak occasional tables of rectangular form, raised on square legs, largest measuring 46cm high x 48cm wide x 31cm deep approx, together with a small wooden stool and a tile top coffee table

An Iznik pottery tile,19th Century, depicting two figures, 23cm wide23cm deep2cm high together with a quantity of further Iznik pottery dishes and small platesthe largest 20cm diameterCondition Reportsmall chips cracks and losses to the glaze throughout, tile with deep scratches and chips

Beter een lamp te kopen dan tegen de lamp te lopen! Blotter Politie Amsterdam, 1949. Used copy (creasing, dam. to corners, name upper right). With: (2) Wajang Tovertekenschijf 1-8. Complete set incl. envelope no. 6 and advertisement from a magazine. (3) Brochure Friesche Vlag for Zwarte Vleer and Sappeljuwelen, 1969. (4) Tile Bommel and Tom Poes, 1960s (rest.) -and 14 more objects on Toonder characters. (total 18)

Ca. 1660-1700. All approx. 12.5 x 12.5 cm. Ceramic, tin glaze w. white diamond outlined in blue and speckled manganese corners. -and 4 half tiles and 1 quarter tile w. the same dec. (total 18)

18th cent. (one 20th cent.). All approx. 13 x 13 cm. Ceramic, blue and white tin glaze. Spider corner motif. Some dam., 1 framed. Added: (1) 3 Dutch tiles w. animals. 18th cent. (1 sl. older). All approx. 13 x 13 cm. Ceramic, blue and white tin glaze. 2 w. oxbow corner motif, 1 w. spider corner motif. (2) 1 soldier tile, framed. 18th cent. (3) 4 tiles picturing Dutch houses. 19th cent. -and 2 others. Some w. wires. (total 16)

17th cent. All approx. 13 x 13 cm. Ceramic, blue and white tin glaze. All w. a single central figure of an armed soldier (armed w. a gun, sword, shield and/ or lance). Corner oxbow motif. 1 tile broken, some dam. (total 12)

Screenprint on ceramic tile, 15.5 x 15.5 x 0.6 cm. Pink on white variant. On reverse: Hereford Metric Tiles Ltd. Made in England. In very good condition. Gertrude Stein's famous 'rose' poem is linked to Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), a famous British garden designer admired by artist cum gardener Hamilton Finlay.

Screenprint on ceramic tile, 9.8 x 19.8 x 0.6 cm. On reverse: Hereford Metric Tiles Ltd. Made in England. In very good condition.

Three framed Dunsmore Pottery tiles (1925-1964) with blackberry, cherry, pineapple and leaf decoration, each tile, 14.5cm x 15cm