Winged creature tile, circa 1885 — WILLIAM DE MORGAN (BRITISH, 1839-1917)

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,893–$2,524
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Sale: Bonhams — 20th Century Decorative Arts and Ceramics: Including The Helen and David Milling Collection, London, Knightsbridge · 5 December 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-461693
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William De Morgan, Winged creature tile, circa 1885. Bonhams, 5 Dec 2023, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-461693.

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William De Morgan, Winged creature tile, circa 1885. Bonhams, 5 Dec 2023, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-461693.

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From the same sale 20th Century Decorative Arts and Ceramics: Including The Helen and David Milling Collection · Dec 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Set of six figurative tiles, circa 1880	W.B Simpson & Sons	£1,500–£2,000
'Alfred Ye Greate' panel, after Ford Maddox Brown, 1900	Harold Steward Rathbone	£3,000–£5,000
'Hypermnestrae', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figura…	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
'Dido', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figural tile pa…	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
'Thisbe', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figural tile …	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
'Philomelæ', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figural ti…	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000

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