British Mounted Objects

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a...

An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble Roman dr...

A pair of reclaimed encaustic decorative tiles by Maw & Co, Benthall Works, Brosley. At 6-inch in size, this pair display an eye catching scrolling floral pattern in a vibrant yello...

An antique 6-inch glazed tile by W. T. Copeland (stamped) depicting a handpainted blue-grey Delft style illustration of a Cavalier soldier on horseback. Ex. British collection, this...

An antique Minton & Co (stamped) glazed encaustic tile attributed to A.W.N Pugin. This 6 inch square tile is adorned with the monogram ‘IHS' in bold text in buff clay on a deep red ...

A set of 6 antique dust-pressed ceramic tiles by Minton Hollins (stamped) creating a decorative blue and white glazed frieze panel. Together, the tiles depicts a renaissance style sc...

A decorative antique English slate sundial mounted on a bespoke steel stand, inscribed with the date 1847. Once a functional garden timekeeping instrument almost two centuries ago, ...

A reclaimed 8-inch clay tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped to reverse) illustrated with a mythological scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek myt...

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress playing a ...

An antique Minton Hollins & Co tile depicting putti playing, a design after 18th century artist Francois Boucher. Sourced from an ex British private co...

English Ornamental Ram Head Fountain Sourced from London by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Fitted with wall mount. Graded for indoor or outdoor use.

A large antique Burmantofts architectural ceramic panel. Moulded in high relief, this beautiful tile displays a stylised Art Nouveau floral design in a magenta to rich brown glaze o...

'Bracket Mushrooms in Grey and White' is a unique glass artwork by the British artist, Verity Pulford. Verity Pulford is a curator and artist, specialising in glass, who lives and...

A large antique 19th century Maw & Co glazed tile panel. This 19th century tile is the perfect decorative piece for those looking to appreciate Victorian design and English history....

An antique late 19th century Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress pl...

A pair of mounted antique carved wooden moulds from the Tucker collection. These are just two of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up art...

An antique 8-inch decorative neoclassical tile by Minton (stamped), one of two similar we are selling in matching sepia tones. This large, glazed, dust-pressed tile depicts a highly...

A rare antique 6-inch glazed tile by Doulton and Co. of Lambeth (stamped) depicting a hooded neoclassical figure symbolising Tragedy. In this simple design, the seated figure is ou...

This large glazed antique tile panel depicts the royal coat of arms for Great Britain. Dating to circa 1880, this is an impressive decorative piec...

A late 19th century encaustic floor tile by Craven Dunhill and Co (stamped) depicting four passant lions in deep red and buff tones. This 6-inch tile includes a bespoke steel stand a...

An antique glazed terracotta tile by Campbell Tile Co, Stoke on Trent. Dating to circa 1880, this 8-inch terracotta tile is decorated with heraldic motifs of a bishop’s mitre in buf...

A Pair of English Officer’s Epaulets in Original Case Bilney and Co., Portsea, 19th Century the lid of the case and epaulets marked for maker, the case further engraved 'J. H.W Stan...

A pair of mounted antique carved wooden scroll moulds from the Tucker collection. These are just two of many moulds we are selling from this vast collect...

This roman style mosaic on stand is a fragment from history. It was reclaimed from a building in the southeast of England and includes a bespoke steel st...

A large antique Copeland tile depicting a cherub and lion. This 8 inch clay tile dates to circa 1876, displaying a putti with a cape holding a fruiting cornucopia before a lion in m...

An unsigned antique marble portrait plaque depicting the famed late 18th to early 19th century British neoclassical sculptor and designer, John Flaxman. After a terracotta self-portr...

Though corbels are conventionally used as an architectural fixture, this pair of antique corbels are too beautiful to simply sit on a wall or ceiling. Instead, they have been repurposed as sculpture, brought to life on bespoke steel stands to allow the intricacy of their design to be enjoyed and observed up close on a table, shelf or column. Dating from the late 19th century, these large corbels...

This collection of early 20th-century English theatre spotlight lenses, mounted on bespoke steel frames, captures the essence of dramatic lighting. Avail...

1960s extra large industrial casting foundry mould (2416) 1960s extra large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian...

This pair of large decorative 1960s oak spheres have been embellished by an independent English artist. They are intricately adorned with a diverse arrangement of seashells. Each sph...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original 19th century equestrian bronzes of a Russian Cossack and Roman Solider riding horses A...

A ‘5-star’ metal helmet by Martin Scorey, the wooden form covered inside and out with nailed metal sheets applied with a central band of five stars and a winged-star motif over each ...

A delightful and highly decorative set of six coloured tinplate sports figures. As they have a kicking action we think they are possibly English or American footballers. If anyone kn...

A mounted antique carved wooden feather mould from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up artist, Chr...

An antique French medieval style encaustic tile by Chamberlain and Co of Worcester. This 6-inch glazed tile is a striking decorative interior piece or a welcome addition to an encau...

An antique late 19th century Minton & Co tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble d...

A unique mid 19th century encaustic tile by W Godwin, Lugwardine (stamped) depicting a stylised dove. The dove is captured in an unusual illustration with a neutral buff tone on a d...

A reclaimed 8-inch clay tile by Minton Hollins & Co. (stamped to reverse) illustrated with a scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the ...

An antique Minton tile from the series 'Classical Figures with Musical Instruments' designed by the artist John Moyr Smith. This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a lyre, in a beautiful neoclassical style on a striking gold ground, surrounded by a mute blue border. At nearly 150 years it is in a beautiful clean condition, the perfect decorative feature for modern and period properties looking to add vibrancy and charm. We are also selling further sets of tiles in the same design. Each illustration is hand painted depicting various types of classical musicians in the same beautiful colours. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating 'Early English History'. John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) & Classical Figures with Musical Instruments This tile series titled 'Classical Figures with Musical Instruments' by Glasgow born artist John Moyr Smith dates to circa 1875-1890. You can currently find one example on display in the V&A Museum, London. Made by Minton & Co, Stoke on Trent, these tiles were originally designed to decorate cast-iron grates that began to appear during this period. These grates were specifically designed to be set with tiles, and pictorial tiles became popular for this purpose, and series of picture tiles...

A highly decorative antique 6-inch dust-pressed porcelain tile by Minton & Co. (stamped), glazed and hand painted with a roundel depicting a leopard pouncing on a deer in vibrant blu...

Charlotte Mayer (Czech b.1929) sculpture titled 'Reed Drift' in patinated bronze, limited edition no. 2/7. Depicting detailed bronze sails in a mid century modern style, this striki...

A late 19th century encaustic floor tile by Craven Dunhill and Co (stamped) depicting a neo-medieval crown in deep red and buff tones. This 6-inch tile in...

A large antique patent clay tile of the Meeting of Ulysses by R. Davies & Co. The perfect decorative piece for a period property looking to add eleganc...

1960?s Very large Industrial casting foundry mould (2307) 1960s Very large Industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the ...