ID 964869 
Lot 31  | WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) AND EDWARD BURNE-JONES (1833-1898)
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 500 
An 'Orpheus and the Muses' dish, circa 1880
glazed and ruby lustre-decorated ceramic
Painted in ruby lustre with a frieze of the nine Muses in procession reserved at the broad border and delineated in pink, the central well similarly reserved with Orpheus playing his lyre, the underside painted with bands of stylized leaves, tendrils and curlicues
Impressed Davis factory mark12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 28 July 1995, lot 69.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Special notice
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| Artist: | William de Morgan (1839 - 1917) Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898) | 
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| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
| Medium: | Ceramic | 
| Art style: | Arts & Crafts (1880-1910) | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes, Plates | 
| Artist: | William de Morgan (1839 - 1917) Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898) | 
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| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
| Medium: | Ceramic | 
| Art style: | Arts & Crafts (1880-1910) | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes, Plates | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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