British Art Pottery - 3rd December 2014

Lot 14

A William De Morgan Sands End Pottery tile designed by Halsey Ricardo

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £740

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Description

A William De Morgan Sands End Pottery tile designed by Halsey Ricardo, modelled in low relief with a leaping mythical beast in ruby lustre impressed mark 22.5cm. square

Literature

Tiles by William De Morgan The Jon Catleugh Collection, Haslam & Whiteway, page 66 catalogue number 232 for a comparable tile

William De Morgan Blackwell House, 2002, page 27 catalogue number 49 for a comparable tile

Provenance

Stephen Wilcock Collection