Lot 317
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A pair of Makkum Frisian floral blue and white tile pillars
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A pair of Makkum Frisian floral blue and white tile pillars

18TH CENTURY

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A pair of Makkum Frisian floral blue and white tile pillars
18th Century
Depicting a twisted marbled column decorated in horror vacui, with flower-sprays and winged cherubs, above a rocaille scroll, the pediment with a seated lady and an anchor allegorical of Hope
1 x 13 tiles, 170cm. high (2)
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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

In the 18th Century decorated tile pillars substituted the old fashioned sandstone Atlantes, which flanked the fireplaces in the 16th and 17th Century Dutch interior.

See illustration.

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