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LOT 2095
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 5/8 in. (5.9 kg total, 12.8-14.2 cm).
Each differently sized and displaying a design in relief, including fleurs with heraldic lions within a decorative border, shell over cartouche with border of scrolling foliage, vegetal and other worn motifs. [4]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. similar specimen in the British Museum, inventory no.OA.9377.
Footnotes
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white.
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