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Emporium Auction - July 13, 2023

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lot 250

Morris & Co. Hand-painted "Daisy" Pattern Faience Tile

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

English, 19th century, designed by William Morris, hand painted in blue and yellow on tin glazed Dutch blank, 5-1/8 x 4-1/8 in.; modern painted frame, 6-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.

Note: Similar examples illustrated in Barnard, Bishop, & Barnard, Norfolk Iron Works, Norwich, 1885, p. 355, No. 26 and Richard and Hilary Myers, William Morris Tiles, pp. 36-37.

Condition

wear and chipping at edges, hairline through center, some infill at top edge and bottom corners

Haslam & Whiteway Ltd., London, 27 August 1996, purchased for 50 GBP, (accompanied by copy of receipt); Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina