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A French 'Château d'Oiron chapel' monogrammed floor tile
CIRCA 1550
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A French 'Château d'Oiron chapel' monogrammed floor tile
CIRCA 1550
Inscribed E in black, forming part of the motto of Claude Gouffier Hic Terminus Haeret, within blue foliage and lozenges
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
Lot Essay
See A. Lane, Guide to the Collection of Tiles, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1960 for a related tile.
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