Rare Edwardian Tile Panel Sells For £17,000 At Auction In Market Harborough

A rare Edwardian tile panel has sold at auction in Market Harborough for £17,000 – more than double the estimate.

Featuring St George and a Dragon, it dates back to 1908 and was made by Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Pottery.

The tile

It was bought by a prominent expert in British Arts and Crafts pottery on behalf of a private client, when it went under the hammer at Gildings Auctioneers.

Will Gilding, director and 20th century art & design specialist at Gildings said: “Given its rarity, we expected the panel to attract great interest from collectors around the world, but as the first of only four of the original six in existence to be sold, the value was not easy to determine.

“Given that two of the original panels are now lost, it’s wonderful that this special piece has found a new home with a discerning collector who will look after it for posterity,”