Two rare Liverpool delftware woodblock-printed tiles, circa 1756-57Two rare Liverpool delftware woodblock-printed tiles, circa 1756-57Printed in purple by John Sadler after Nilson, a gentleman with an elaborate tricorn hat and two chinoiserie figures are grouped among rococo scrollwork, within octagonal foliate scrolled frames, 13cm square (2)This curious set of printed tiles was based on designs by Johann Nilson titled 'Coffee Tea and Tobacco Ornament'. See Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles (1994), p.18, no.A1-11.