English and European Ceramics and Glass - 19th April 2016

Lot 68

A rare Delft portrait tile 2nd half 17th century

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £350

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Description

A rare Delft portrait tile 2nd half 17th century, from a larger panel, painted with the face of a lady with ringlet curls, her eyes looking out to her left, minor damages, 12.8cm.

Cf. Sotheby's, Important Dutch Portrait Tiles of the House of Orange, 13th May 1982, 335 for a tile panel of Maria van Nassau.