Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed Carter & Co of Poole Pottery tile featuring a stylised heraldic lion rampant.
Although this tile is unmarked, a similar example is on display in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, and was purchased from Carter & Co in 1926.
Detailing a hand painted stylised blue lion within a green wreath before an off-white background, this 5 inch collectors tile is a stunning decorative interior piece for display or part of a collector’s cabinet.
Carter & Co
Carter Tiles, later Carter & Co, was founded in 1873 by Jesse Carter, a builder’s merchant and ironmonger from Surrey, who bought James Walker’s brick and tile business on the East Quay at Poole.
By the 1880’s Carters...
Category
Early 20th Century English Mounted Objects