British Art Pottery - 3rd December 2024
Lot 28
A rare William De Morgan eight tile panel, for the fireplace mantel, painted with a frieze of a
Estimate £6,000 - £10,000 | Hammer £17640
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Description
A rare William De Morgan eight tile panel, for the fireplace mantel, painted with a frieze of a central owl flanked by four eagles to each side, glazed in colours on a blue ground, framed,
marks concealed,
20.5cm square (each tile)
169.5 x 26cm (frame)
Provenance
Halsey Ricardo, thence by descent.
Literature
Jon Catleugh William De Morgan Tiles, Trefoil, page 171 for a watercolour of a child by Edith Brinton, 1912, featuring the tiles above the fireplace in the background.