Lot 017 - Antique John Moyr Smith "Guinevere" Ceramic Tile from the "Idylls of the King" Tennyson Series with Celtic Knotwork Border, Manufactured by Minton, 6" L x 6" H 2638 Stamped “The Whip Roma

Stamped “The Whip Roma

" antique book by Mabel Osgood Wright

Antique finger-jointed wooden shipping crate for the Sylphon No

featuring an engraved pentagram logo and dated 1883 with the initials “U

” Wear and tear throughout

Lot 017 - Antique John Moyr Smith "Guinevere" Ceramic Tile from the "Idylls of the King" Tennyson Series with Celtic Knotwork Border, Manufactured by Minton, 6" L x 6" H 2638 Stamped “The Whip RomaAntique ceramic tile designed by John Moyr Smith (British, 1839 1912) for Minton, from a series of 12 tiles inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Idylls of the King." The central roundel depicts a scene titled "Gvinevere" as printed on the tile face, showing a helmeted figure in chainmail armor standing over the reclining Guinevere, rendered in brown and orange on a cream ground. The tile is signed "Moyr Smith" within the composition. Celtic knotwork