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Lot 293

WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A SMALL BOTTLE VASE

with ruby lustre foliate decoration, 20.5cm 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

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
Hammer price: £850
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

A small chip and a very small chip/paint loss to the rim. Crazing throughout. Small repair to the edge of the foot rim. Some glaze thinning to the body. Very small firing faults apparent. Some wear to the foot rim.

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