Antique Tile (5) - Antique - 1700-1750 - Figurative tiles
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Set of five original Dutch Delft tiles with hand-painted figure scenes in cobalt blue on white tin-glaze, each about 12.5 × 12.5 cm, origin Netherlands, dating ca. 1700–1740, in fair to heavily used condition with possible small parts missing, offered as one lot.
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Set of five original Dutch tiles with hand-painted figure scenes in cobalt blue on white tin glaze. Approx. 12.5 × 12.5 cm per tile. Authentic signs of wear, no modern restorations. Sold as a single lot.
Flower wreath/leaf motif
Motif: stylized leaves and vines in cobalt blue, with ochre/yellow outline
Style: reminiscent of 17th–18th century Dutch/Delftware, but this type with color accents (yellow/ochre) is mainly seen in the 18th century
Technique: hand-painted, brush strokes visible
Use: wall tiles, often in kitchens, fireplaces or hallways.
Large diamond / cross form
Motif: central blue diamond with ochre-yellow and white fields
Craquelure: fine hairlines in the glaze → age
Style: simple yet powerful, often seen in 18th-century floors or wainscoting.
Use: could have been for wall or floor, this type is sometimes found in farms or stately homes.
Blue & green tile,
Motif: geometric diamond pattern
Colors: cobalt blue with copper/iron oxide green
Period: roughly 18th century, possibly late 18th / early 19th
Notable: the small pitting and irregularities → typical for lead glaze and older firing. Geometric tiles were often combined with figurative or floral tiles.
Figure tile, child.
Very likely: late 17th – early 18th century (c. 1680–1730)
Very sober composition (much white)
Small figure, fine brush line
Typical for early Delft figure tiles.
Figure tile,
A musician (likely a bagpiper or piper).
This falls under the category of occupational/figurative tiles:
crafts
musicians
soldiers
peasant figures
These were popular in kitchens and taverns in the 17th–18th centuries. Technique
Tin glaze (tin-oxide white glaze)
Cobalt blue decoration, hand-painted
Brush lines are thin and lightly hesitant, handmade
Glaze with pitting and slight craquelé → age
The circular framing (cartouche) with corner fills is very characteristic.
Very likely: ca. 1700–1740
Reason:
Oval/circle cartouche with corner motifs = early 18th century
The figure is simple, with little shading
Not “graphic sharp” as 19th-century reproductions.
Set of five original Dutch tiles with hand-painted figure scenes in cobalt blue on white tin glaze. Approx. 12.5 × 12.5 cm per tile. Authentic signs of wear, no modern restorations. Sold as a single lot.
Flower wreath/leaf motif
Motif: stylized leaves and vines in cobalt blue, with ochre/yellow outline
Style: reminiscent of 17th–18th century Dutch/Delftware, but this type with color accents (yellow/ochre) is mainly seen in the 18th century
Technique: hand-painted, brush strokes visible
Use: wall tiles, often in kitchens, fireplaces or hallways.
Large diamond / cross form
Motif: central blue diamond with ochre-yellow and white fields
Craquelure: fine hairlines in the glaze → age
Style: simple yet powerful, often seen in 18th-century floors or wainscoting.
Use: could have been for wall or floor, this type is sometimes found in farms or stately homes.
Blue & green tile,
Motif: geometric diamond pattern
Colors: cobalt blue with copper/iron oxide green
Period: roughly 18th century, possibly late 18th / early 19th
Notable: the small pitting and irregularities → typical for lead glaze and older firing. Geometric tiles were often combined with figurative or floral tiles.
Figure tile, child.
Very likely: late 17th – early 18th century (c. 1680–1730)
Very sober composition (much white)
Small figure, fine brush line
Typical for early Delft figure tiles.
Figure tile,
A musician (likely a bagpiper or piper).
This falls under the category of occupational/figurative tiles:
crafts
musicians
soldiers
peasant figures
These were popular in kitchens and taverns in the 17th–18th centuries. Technique
Tin glaze (tin-oxide white glaze)
Cobalt blue decoration, hand-painted
Brush lines are thin and lightly hesitant, handmade
Glaze with pitting and slight craquelé → age
The circular framing (cartouche) with corner fills is very characteristic.
Very likely: ca. 1700–1740
Reason:
Oval/circle cartouche with corner motifs = early 18th century
The figure is simple, with little shading
Not “graphic sharp” as 19th-century reproductions.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Figurative tiles
No. of items
5
Material
Tinglazuur
Country of origin
Netherlands
Style
Antique
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
13 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
1 cm
Estimated period
1700-1750
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