EARLY 18TH CENTURY, LISBON

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a portuguese large blue and white rectangular azulejo floral tile picture
Early 18th century, Lisbon
Inspired by Dutch Delft examples by De Roos, depicting a pair of baroque flowerfilled vases with chimaera handles, alternating small buxus-filled vases, framed with a border of continuous scrolling leaves (restored)
115 x 145cm

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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

One can say that Portugal is literally covered with tiles. There was an intense interaction between the two tile loving countries in Europe: Portugal and the Dutch United Provincies. The Portuguese started to import large amounts of Dutch tile pictures by; e.g. Cornelis van der Kloet at De Twee Romeinen, Amsterdam, in order to compensate for the shortage of azulejo production in Portugal. They consequently were very inspired by the original Dutch examples.

Cf. J.M. dos Santos Simes, Carreaux céramiques hollandais au Portugal et en Espagne (Den Haag 1959)

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