Lot 14
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'THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN' SEVEN MINTON TILES DESIGNED BY A MASSON, CIRCA 1876
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'THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN' SEVEN MINTON TILES DESIGNED BY A MASSON, CIRCA 1876

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'THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN' SEVEN MINTON TILES
DESIGNED BY A MASSON, CIRCA 1876
each variously painted with a stork from birth to old age, and inscribed, in shades of brown on a white ground, framed (minor chips)
44in (112cm) wide
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

although originally attributed to Henry Stacey Marks a set of these tiles bearing a paper label and inscribed on the back A Masson is held in the collection of the Cheltenham Art Gallery. The scenes are based on Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man and incorporate anthropomorphic birds in the style of Robert Wallace Martin.

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