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Lot 339
*De Morgan (William, 1839-1917). Study of a dragon, pencil highlighted with bodycolour on grey paper, showing a tethered dragon, pencil grid to aid enlargement, signed in ink lower right, lightly damp-stained to lower right (touching image), biro annotations on verso, sheet size 15 x 31cm (6 x 12ins) Drawing made for the front panel in a Morris & Co. ebonised oak cabinet which belonged to Mrs. Stirling, and is now in the collection of the De Morgan Foundation. Although the oil painting on the cabinet is attributed to William De Morgan, there is a design for the panel in the hand of his wife, Evelyn. The presence of this dragon drawing suggests that there are certainly grounds for the attribution, and probably the design was the result of a collaboration by the two artists. The hand-written note on the verso of this drawing states: "Sketch made by William De Morgan for panel in the Morris & Co built china cabinet at Old Battersea House showing the Dragon in the painting done by De Morgan. This drawing (and painting) must NOT be confused with St. George and the Dragon. It is of course St. Martha's Dragon. In this picture St. Martha has tethered the Dragon with a silken rope and is taking it back to TARRASCON in Provence, France to show the townspeople who were terrorized by it." However, the De Morgan Foundation states that the image is indeed of St. George's dragon, a theory which seems to be borne out by the knight that kneels in front of the people (in this tale the citizens of Silene) and the sword lodged in the side of the beast (St. Martha tamed her dragon, without recourse to violence and injury). Known first and foremost as the principal potter of the Arts & Crafts Movement, William De Morgan's imagery has a number of recurring themes, and one which he returned to again and again was the dragon, depicting this and other fantastical beasts in tiles, vases, chargers and dishes. (1)
Lot 40
*Table Cabinet. A late 19th century Continental ebonised table cabinet probably Viennese, of architectural form with enamel panels to the top drawer, two front doors, side panels and base depicting Classical figures, enclosing three drawers each similarly decorated, 19cm high x 15cm wide x 12cm deep, missing one brass spiral column and hinges require restoration (1)
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