Arts and Crafts - 24th August 2021

Lot 52

A Morris & Co Peony tile the designed by Kate Faulkner

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £150

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Description

A Morris & Co Peony tile the designed by Kate Faulkner, painted with flower stems in yellow and green on a white ground, unmarked, minor glaze frits, 15.2cm. square

Provenance

David Coachworth Collection.

Literature

Richard and Hilary Myers William Morris Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 96 plate 40l for two comparable Peony tiles illustrated.

William Morris, Victoria & Albert Museum, page 194 catalogue K.20 for a comparable tile illustrated.

Exhibited

Morris & Company Tiles, William Morris Gallery 14th September 1996-5th January 1997, catalogue number 122 this tile exhibited.