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LOT 1978
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (4.4 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each).
Comprising glazes of various colours and displaying wildlife, landscape scenes, geometric designs, figural scenes, plants and vegetal motifs. [18, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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