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'STRUTTING PEACOCK' (OMNIA VANITAS) A WILLIAM DE MORGAN EARTHENWARE TILE CIRCA 1880
square, painted in ruby lustre with a peacock before scrolling foliage unmarked blank
6in (15cm) square
square, painted in ruby lustre with a peacock before scrolling foliage unmarked blank
6in (15cm) square
Literature
Greenwood, Martin The Designs of William De Morgan Richard Dennis Publications, a similar tile design drawing illustrated in reverse, catalogue number 1051, with the additional inscription Omnia Vanitas
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