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LOT 1401

Spanish Blue and White Tile with Hunting Scene

POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.

10 3/4 x 9 in. (1.37 kg, 27.5 x 23 cm).

A blue and white rectangular tile depicting a hunting scene set in woodland, showing a mounted rider galloping left, holding a spear and wearing a plumed headdress, hunting hounds running beside him; mounted in a gold-coloured frame.

Provenance

Acquired in the 2000s.
Property of a North London collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1401

Spanish Blue and White Tile with Hunting Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £89

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