Wonderful William De Morgan tiles from Catleugh collection up for sale
18 August 2021 It is fair to say that Jon Catleugh had a wide range of interests. He has been described as an architect, designer, painter, collector and ceramic historian.
William De Morgan tile painted with a portrait of a Renaissance lady – estimate £1000-2000 at the Woolley & Wallis auction on August 24-25.
Those last two categories help to explain his passion for William De Morgan tiles. In fact, he was author of the aptly titled William De Morgan Tiles book (1991).
The Arts & Crafts and Design sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on August 24-25 includes a number of William De Morgan tiles from his collection, offered alongside a variety of objects.
Renaissance woman
Estimated at £1000-2000 is this rare large tile, 10in (25cm) square, painted with a portrait of a Renaissance lady (pictured above), in shades of blue, aubergine, green and yellow.
To bid for the William De Morgan tile painted with a portrait of a Renaissance lady see the catalogue entry on thesaleroom.com.
Persian flowers
Pair of large William De Morgan Merton Abbey Mongolian pattern tiles – estimate £1000-2000 at the Woolley & Wallis auction on August 24-25.
Also on offer with a guide of £1000-2000, this pair of large William De Morgan Merton Abbey Mongolian pattern tiles are painted with a Persian flower design in shades of blue, purple and green, impressed marks to reverse, chip to corner of one, and both measure 22.5cm square.
View the catalogue entry for this pair of large William De Morgan Merton Abbey Mongolian pattern tiles on thesaleroom.com.
Parrot fashion
A large pair of William De Morgan Sands End Pottery Persian Parrot tiles – estimate £2000-3000 at the Woolley & Wallis auction on August 24-25.
A large pair of William De Morgan Sands End Pottery Persian Parrot tiles are estimated at £2000-3000.
Measuring 20.5cm square, each is painted with a parrot bird before stylised foliage, in shades of green, yellow, blue and turquoise on a white ground, with impressed marks.
View the catalogue entry on thesaleroom.com to bid for the pair of William De Morgan Sands End Pottery Persian Parrot tiles.
Turquoise shade
Large William De Morgan late Fulham period tile – estimate £100-200 at the Woolley & Wallis auction on August 24-25.
Coming in with a ‘more affordable’ guide price of £100-200 is a large William De Morgan Late Fulham Period tile, covered in a turquoise glaze, impressed factory marks, minor glaze chip to rim, 20.5cm square.
You can bid for the large William De Morgan Late Fulham Period tile via thesaleroom.com.
