WILLIAM DE MORGAN (BRITISH, 1839-1917)'Peacock' tile panel, circa 1890
Three six-inch tiles forming the main panel, decorated in colours and glazed with a peacock perched on a wall, with fruiting plants and two salamanders. Mounted with De Morgan 3-inch turquoise tiles, within a black and gold frame.
Tile panel: 61.3 cm x 30.3 cm (three 6 x 6 in tiles)
With frame: 72 cm x 41.4 cm
FootnotesProvenance
Richard Dennis Gallery, London
Literature
Jon Catleugh, William De Morgan Tiles, Trefoil Books, London, 1983, p. 139, pl. XIX (similar design three-panel peacock tiles illustrated)
WILLIAM DE MORGAN (BRITISH, 1839-1917)'Peacock' tile panel, circa 1890
Three six-inch tiles forming the main panel, decorated in colours and glazed with a peacock perched on a wall, with fruiting plants and two salamanders. Mounted with De Morgan 3-inch turquoise tiles, within a black and gold frame.
Tile panel: 61.3 cm x 30.3 cm (three 6 x 6 in tiles)
With frame: 72 cm x 41.4 cm
FootnotesProvenance
Richard Dennis Gallery, London
Literature
Jon Catleugh, William De Morgan Tiles, Trefoil Books, London, 1983, p. 139, pl. XIX (similar design three-panel peacock tiles illustrated)
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