Fine Arts and Crafts - 18th June 2025
Lot 125
A William De Morgan Persian bottle vase, ovoid with knopped cylindrical neck, painted with a frieze
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4914
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Description
A William De Morgan Persian bottle vase, ovoid with knopped cylindrical neck, painted with a frieze of leopards, amidst clumps of flowering grasses, the neck with bands of geometric pattern in blue, turquoise, green and aubergine on a white ground, impressed tulip mark, professional restoration to top rim, 19.5cm. high
Literature
Martin Greenwood The Designs of William De Morgan, Richard Dennis, page 207 plate 26 for a comparable big cat on a charger illustrated.