WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SNAKE WITH LEAF'

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

Note: For a similar example, please see the collection of The De Morgan Foundation, object number C_WDM_T0535.