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LOT 1913
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Picture Tile Set
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (3.9 kg total, 13 x 13 cm).
Depicting a wild bird perched in a trellis covered in fruiting vine leaves, crowned by an architectural capital, some restoration. [20]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Pluis, J., The Dutch Tile: Designs and Names, Leiden, 1997, p.625, for a similar set.
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Green glass cloison with profile bust of a bearded man with laurel-leaf crown. 8.99 grams, 25.82 mm overall, 19.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
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Post Medieval Bone China Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
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Opening Bid: £150
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Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising two designs in relief including three horses in an enclosure and two animals, likely cats, fighting; coloured glazes. 1.2 kg total, 9.5 x 10 - 9.8 x 10 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
