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LOT 0423
Post Medieval Siena Majolica Armorial Floor Tile from Piccolomini Library
TUSCANY, SIENA, CIRCA 1502 A.D.
5 7/8 in. (340 grams, 15 cm).
A triangular majolica armorial floor tile from the Piccolomini Library, Siena; showing a crescent moon on blue background, scrollwork border. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Christie's South Kensington, 1 October 2013, no.351 [Part].
Ex central London gallery.
The Piccolomini Library adjoins the Siena Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic Marian church consecrated in 1215. It houses illuminated choir books and frescoes painted probably based on designs by Raphael, that tell the life story of Pope Pius II, Siena's favourite son.
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LOT 0423
Post Medieval Siena Majolica Armorial Floor Tile from Piccolomini Library
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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