WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'OWL ON BACK OF MOUSE"
impressed "D.M. 98" mark to underside, 15.4cm x 15.4cm
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. 125, no. 995, for a similar design.
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£4,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
