Lot 90 , A rare William De Morgan lustre bowl, c.1890, decorated by A. Farini,

A rare William De Morgan lustre bowl, c.1890, decorated by A. Farini, Fulham period, the exterior painted with Persian style flowers in copper and other lustres, on a cobalt blue ground, on three leaf and paw moulded feet, the interior with a copper and silver lustre eight pointed star, the base inscribed 'F' within a star and 'In Fabbrica W. De Morgan & Co, Londra', 21.5cm diameter
Estimate £300-500

Splinter chip to the outer edge of the rim with associated hairline crack. Two further short hairline cracks to the interior in line with two of the feet. Other minor glaze imperfections.

Literature -
A. Farini worked for De Morgan in Fulham 1890-91 and introduced him to sgraffito decoration. He also decorated wares for De Morgan which were then fired at the Cantagalli factory in Italy, where De Morgan spent several years and from where he also sent designs home to England to be executed.
cf. a plate with sgraffito decoration with the same maker's mark in Italian but dated 1890 in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession no. CIRC.338-1965.


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Sold for £1,300