Tile (4) - 17th-century four-pass with fruits and palmettes. - 1600-1650 - Vierpas
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Set of four polychrome earthenware tiles with tin glaze forming a four‑pass design of fruits and palmettes, colors blue, yellow, green, orange and manganese, from the Netherlands (Holland/Friesland), ca. 1600–1620; each tile about 13 × 13 cm and 2 cm deep, total weight 1954 g, condition reasonable with edge chips and glaze loss.
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Very fine and early 17th-century set of four polychrome tiles forming a quatrefoil. The decoration consists of fruits (oranges), marigolds, acanthus leaves, and palmettes, executed in vivid colors: blue, yellow, green, orange, and manganese. This type of composition is characteristic of the period circa 1600–1620 and is documented in:
Jan Pluis, The Dutch Tile 1570–1930, compare no. 171, where an almost identical quatrefoil field is depicted.
The tiles display the characteristic deep blue corner field in a reserve technique, typical of the early blooming phase of Dutch polychrome tile production.
Condition
The condition is okay for the age.
Some edge chips and glaze loss (see photos).
A few larger chips on one tile.
Glaze with authentic craquelé
Back sides with remnants of old mortar.
Not museum-worthy, but still an attractive and decorative set over 400 years old.
Note: the photos are part of the description.
Shipping
Carefully packed and shipped insured.
Very fine and early 17th-century set of four polychrome tiles forming a quatrefoil. The decoration consists of fruits (oranges), marigolds, acanthus leaves, and palmettes, executed in vivid colors: blue, yellow, green, orange, and manganese. This type of composition is characteristic of the period circa 1600–1620 and is documented in:
Jan Pluis, The Dutch Tile 1570–1930, compare no. 171, where an almost identical quatrefoil field is depicted.
The tiles display the characteristic deep blue corner field in a reserve technique, typical of the early blooming phase of Dutch polychrome tile production.
Condition
The condition is okay for the age.
Some edge chips and glaze loss (see photos).
A few larger chips on one tile.
Glaze with authentic craquelé
Back sides with remnants of old mortar.
Not museum-worthy, but still an attractive and decorative set over 400 years old.
Note: the photos are part of the description.
Shipping
Carefully packed and shipped insured.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Theme/Depiction
17th-century four-pass with fruits and palmettes.
Weight
1954 g
Glaze type
Faience (tinglaze)
Specific region of origin
Holland of Friesland
Title additional information
Vierpas
No. of items
4
Material
Earthenware, Glaze
Country of Origin
Netherlands
Colour
Blue, Green, Orange, White, Yellow
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
13 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
2 cm
Estimated period
1600-1650
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