Fine Arts and Crafts - 18th June 2025
Lot 116
A William De Morgan single-handled vase, ovoid with cylindrical neck, painted with scaly fish in
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1890
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Description
A William De Morgan single-handled vase, ovoid with cylindrical neck, painted with scaly fish in shades of ruby lustre on a white ground, unsigned 19.5cm. high
Literature
Christopher Robinson & Rob Higgins , William De Morgan Arts and Crafts Potter Shire, page 23 this actual vase illustrated.
The William E Wiltshire Collection Sotheby's 18th November 1991 lot 5 for a charger decorated with similar fish
Provenance
British Art Pottery, Woolley and Wallis, 3rd December 2014, lot 59
Private collection of Della Robbia Pottery and William De Morgan Pottery.