1640-1660

Details

A rare Gouda "bird on a nail" tile
1640-1660
(Spijkertegel) painted in colours with a bird of prey with open wings perched on a long diagonal nail (restored chip)
See illustration

Special notice

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000 (NLG 198.334). If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the hammer price of a lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Lot Essay

Cf. C.H. de Jonge, Nederlandse Tegels (Amsterdam 1971), p.322 ill.33b lower left hand corner for a similar tile in the Gemeentemuseum de Moriaen, Gouda.
G.C. Helbers, De geschiedenis van het oude Goudse plateel, Mededelingenblad Vrienden van de Nederlandse Ceramiek, 1956/4

More from EUROPEAN CERAMICS DUTCH DELFTWARE AND GLASS INCL. MEISSEN

View All