British Art Pottery - 3rd December 2014

Lot 41

Four William De Morgan Memland Hall tiles on Poole Pottery Architectural blanks designed by...

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £750

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Description

Four William De Morgan Memland Hall tiles on Poole Pottery Architectural blanks designed by William Morris, painted in colours with foliate design in colours on a midnight blue ground, framed in two frames impressed marks, minor chips, each tile 15cm. square

Literature

Richard & Hilary Myers, William Morris Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 124 figure 221 for the full panel.

Catalogue Notes

An example of the full panel design is held in the William Morris Gallery, catalogue number C.176, dated to 1876,