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Auction date Thursday 25 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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John Holmes


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Thursday 25th April at 10.30am


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Total lots: 360

WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'EXCITED BIRD'
Lot 312 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'EXCITED BIRD'
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. 128, no. 1031, for a similar design.




Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PARTRIDGE'
Lot 313 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PARTRIDGE'
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. 130, no. 969, for a similar design.




Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'LION AND SNAKE'
Lot 314 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'LION AND SNAKE'
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. 980, for a similar design.



Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GRIFFIN'
Lot 315 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GRIFFIN'
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. 141, no. 875, for a similar design.




Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'LION AND SNAKE'
Lot 316 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'LION AND SNAKE'
impressed "D.I.P" 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. 980, for a similar design.



Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GRIFFIN'
Lot 317 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GRIFFIN'
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. 141, no. 875, for a similar design.




Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ELEPHANT'
Lot 318 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ELEPHANT'
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. 123, no. 1061, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £3,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ANTELOPE'
Lot 319 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ANTELOPE'
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. 122, no. 977, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ORNATE BIRD'
Lot 320 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ORNATE BIRD'
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. 130, no. 972, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'MOUNTAIN GOAT'
Lot 321 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'MOUNTAIN GOAT'
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. 122, no. 1073, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'UROBORUS'
Lot 322 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'UROBORUS'
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. 983, for a similar design.


Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SEATED ANTELOPE'
Lot 323 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SEATED ANTELOPE'
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. 122, no. 947, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SNAKE WITH LEAF'
Lot 324 Sold
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.

Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'MARMOT'
Lot 325 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'MARMOT'
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. 124, no. 1009, for a similar design.






Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE '2 WADERS'
Lot 326 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE '2 WADERS'
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. 131, no. 1038, for a similar design.








Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'BIRD OF PREY AND CREATURE IN COMBAT'
Lot 327 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'BIRD OF PREY AND CREATURE IN COMBAT'
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. 128, no. 998, for a similar design.








Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PEGASUS'
Lot 328 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PEGASUS'
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
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SQUIRRELS ON AN OAK BRANCH'
Lot 329 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'SQUIRRELS ON AN OAK BRANCH'
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. 124, no. 939, for a similar design.














Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'DUCK AND FOLIAGE'
Lot 330 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'DUCK AND FOLIAGE'
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. 130, no. 973, for a similar design.








Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ORNATE BIRD'
Lot 331 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'ORNATE BIRD'
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. 128 no. 966, for a similar design.

Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GUINEA FOWL'
Lot 332 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'GUINEA FOWL'
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. 127, no. 880, for a similar design.










Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PENGUINS WITH HATCHING CHICK'
Lot 333 Sold
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917): A RARE 'TRIPLE LUSTRE' LATE FULHAM PERIOD TILE 'PENGUINS WITH HATCHING CHICK'
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. 129, no. 996, for a similar design.









Hammer price: £4,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE LE FAGUAYS (1892-1962) 'Olympian'
Lot 334 Sold
*ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE LE FAGUAYS (1892-1962) 'Olympian'
an athletic man standing a rocky plinth, holding a victor's laurel wreath aloft, signed "P. LE FAGUAYS" to the base, patinated parcel-gilt bronze, 72cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*ENZO PLAZOTTA (1921-1981) 'Carol'
Lot 335 Unsold
*ENZO PLAZOTTA (1921-1981) 'Carol'
a full-length study of a standing child, bronze, Artist's seal mark and numbered 5/5 to the reverse of the base, 79cm high, raised on a rectangular pedestal base, 86.5cm high overall

Provenance: Deceased estate, Dorset.
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024

Total lots: 360

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