CIRCA 1890, IMPRESSED SANDS END FACTORY MARK TO ONE

Details

TWO WILLIAM DE MORGAN FRAMED TILE PANELS
CIRCA 1890, IMPRESSED SANDS END FACTORY MARK TO ONE
Each comprising three square tiles, one painted with a parrot perched on a fruiting branch facing to the left, the other perched on a wall before a pomegranate tree, facing to the right, walnut frames
Parrot: 19 x 6 ¾ in. (48.5 x 17 cm.) including frame
Peacock: 19 ¼ x 7 in. (48.2 x 17.7 cm.) including frame

Literature

B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 156.

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Lot Essay

A related 'picture panel composed of three six-inch tiles decorated with fantastic bird in polychrome' is illustrated W. Gaunt and M.D.E. Clayton-Stamn, William de Morgan, London, 1971, p. 101, pl. 83, where it is described as 'designed by William de Morgan and painted by B. and F. Sirocchi, Fulham period'.

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