DESIGNED BY A. FARINI, LONDON, 1891

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A WILLIAM DE MORGAN LUSTRE DECORATED EARTHENWARE PLATE
DESIGNED BY A. FARINI, LONDON, 1891
Decorated with an amorial surrounded by foliate motifs, impressed manufacturer's mark with painted 'Fatto in Fabbrica W. De Morgan & Co. London 1891', and an 'F' monogram within a Star of David
9½ in. (24 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

Farini is probably best known for his association with the seminal studio potter William De Morgan. For a dish in the Victoria & Albert Museum made for De Morgan in 1890 and painted by Farini (also signed with his monogram within a Star of David), see William Gaunt and M.D.E. Clayton-Stamm, William De Morgan (London, 1971), p. 126, pls. 120-1.

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