THREE WILLIAM DE MORGAN FRAMED TILE PANELS
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THREE WILLIAM DE MORGAN FRAMED TILE PANELS

LATE 19TH CENTURY, VARIOUS IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS

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THREE WILLIAM DE MORGAN FRAMED TILE PANELS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, VARIOUS IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS
The first with three tiles, decorated with a dragon climbing a flowering plant, the second with two tiles, with a dragon among plants with manganese flowers, the third with a single tile of a mythical bird, all within a turquoise-glazed tile border, wood frames
Climbing dragon example: 31 x 15 in. (79 x 38 cm.) including frame

Specialist note


For the originial drawing by William de Morgan for the three tile vertical panel with the climbing dragon, see W. Gaunt and M.D.E. Clayton-Stamn, William de Morgan, London, 1971, p. 64, pl. 24. For the original panel design for the other dragon, see M. Greenwood, The Designs of William de Morgan, Shepton Beauchamp, 1989, p. 153, pl. 433.