CHARLES PASSENGER FOR WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A LUSTRE TAZZA
1888 c- 1897, the interior decorated with an alarmed bird in ruby lustre against gilt lustre foliage, on a Wedgwood blank, 23.5cm diameter x 10.5cm high
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. 127, no. 899, for the central bird design.
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£3,000 - £5,000
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£3,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
