Moorcroft FORGET-ME-NOT Plaque PLQ6 Retail Price £162

It is said that De Morgan found the repetition of modern design somewhat tedious and that he set himself the task of pattern duplicating without losing the individuality of each tile. Unfortunately, insufficient plans and drawings have survived to give some clue as to how he began to solve the pattern conundrum - without such a record his expertise still baffles even skilled observers. Reminiscent of such tiles, a little piece of Victorian Britain can be found in this design by Nicola Slaney, with De Morgan inspired florals.

Intricate scrolling foliage and delicate azure-blue forget me nots entwined mysteriously among inky-blue and maroon tinged carnations create a feast of Persian design and colour.