Arts and Crafts Flying Goose Tile in Frame by Royal Delft Porceleyne de Fles Wessel Dreamworld was a vast estate

Dreamworld was a vast estate built by the copper magnate Thomas Lawson

Part of a continuing border

Probably made 1930-50

An original antique German transferware tile from Wessel's Wandplatten Fabrik in Bonn

The base has incised holes to facilitate hanging on the wall

Arts and Crafts Flying Goose Tile in Frame by Royal Delft Porceleyne de Fles Wessel Dreamworld was a vast estateA wonderful Arts and Crafts era tile by Porcelyne de Fles otherwise known as Royal Delft. Designed in cuenca, or raised line, with crystalline matte glazes this tile features goose or duck flying through a marsh. This is referred to as a brick tile, meant to be mortared into a wall. The tile measures about 4 7 8" tall, 13 1 8" wide and 5 8" thick. Framed it measures 14" x 5 3 4" x 1". This is one of the animal tiles designed by L. E. F Bodart (1888