Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 121
A Dutch Sunflower tin glaze tile designed by William Morris or William De Morgan
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £60
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Description
A Dutch Sunflower tin glaze tile designed by William Morris or William De Morgan, painted in shades of blue on an off white ground, and two Maw & Co tiles moulded in relief with radiating oak leaf and acorn design, and a slate panel, impressed marks to Maw tiles, glaze chips, 15.5cm. square (4)
Provenance
private collection
Literature
Richard & Hilary Myers William Morris Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 105 figure 165 for comparable tiles illustrated.