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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vincent Montefusco, post: 195792, member: 2188&quot;]Willam Butler Simpson, as I am sure you already know from your research was an ornamental painter and decrator and he founded his tile business at 456 West Strand in London in 1833. My office used to be in the old Grand Hotel which is almost opposite. These are definitely real, not fakes. Some of his work can still be seen at places like Bakerloo Station on the London underground but the tiles he made for that and hospitals etc were of a more prosaic nature. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ones you have are stunning and to have a whole set is very rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>The company still exists but have changed direction a lot.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.tiles.org.uk/members/w-b-simpson-sons-midlands-ltd-4778/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tiles.org.uk/members/w-b-simpson-sons-midlands-ltd-4778/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiles.org.uk/members/w-b-simpson-sons-midlands-ltd-4778/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I would certainly not try to restore them and sending a photo to the ceramics department of Christies in London might well give you a good idea of their value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trust me, they will reply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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