Group of prime period De Morgan tiles take close to six-figure sum at auction
The Art & Design post 1880 sale at Duke’s in Dorchester on April 25 included 44 lots of William De Morgan tiles consigned by descendants of Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), Earl of Balfour and prime minister from 1902-05. He is understood to have bought them directly from De Morgan in Fulham.
Particularly remarkable were a group of more than 30 different 6in (15cm) triple lustre animal til…