Etsy - 4getmenotshop Antique Victorian Minton Aesops Fables Tile Decorative Aesthetics Movement The Tortoise Which Wished To Learn Fly
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Here is a rare antique Minton tile from the Aesops Fables series, probably from the 1870s Victorian period. This beautiful larger sized tile by Minton in blue & white by John Moyr Smith, it depicts The Tortoise Which Wished to Learn to Fly from Aesops fables with an eagle flying carrying a tortoise. Most likely reclamation removed from a fire surround, in good condition for its age but does have wear, with small chips to the corners & edges the worst to the bottom left corner, some brown marks under the glaze to the eagles wing which is reflected in the lower price, glue & residue to the back, please see all the photos as they are a true representation of the condition. Condition: Very good for age (small chips all the way around the edge, brown marks) Measures 6inches by 6inches For a tracked service please message me as there will be an extra cost, thanks. Stk no: EJ4049 Antique Victorian Minton Aesops Fables Tile Decorative Aesthetics Movement The Tortoise Which Wished To Learn Fly
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