Blue and White Talavera Bird Wall Plate Made in Spain Victorian Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience Tile

Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience Tile with a floral brocade type design by Johanne Gerber

A muscular loin cloth clad Hercules aims his arrow at the Golden Stag of Artemis

Audrey Durnan trained for four years as an artist at the Canterbury (England) College of Art

Each tile measures 6 inches square making this scene 18 inches long

would make an impressive border or fireplace surround

Blue and White Talavera Bird Wall Plate Made in Spain Victorian Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience TileThis blue and white plate is hand painted in a Moorish style with a bird, an ostrich?, in the center. It measures 7 7 8" in diameter, has "Made In Spain" and 2 holes for hanging in the foot impressed into the back. This is what Mexican Talavera emulates in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Very good condition with a few nicks around the edges.