WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A 'DOUBLE CARNATION' TILE pa...

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£750

WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A 'DOUBLE CARNATION' TILE

painted in shades of aubergine, green and blue on a white ground, 20.4cm x 20.4cm, in a wooden frame on bracket feet, 21.5cm x 21.5cm x 4.5cm overall

Provenance: Purchased from William De Morgan by Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.
Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour (1902-1968)
Thence by descent

Literature: 'The Designs of William De Morgan', Martin Greenwood, Richard Dennis publ., pg. 143, no. 650 for this design.