Lot 78
78
A rare Gouda "bird on a nail" tile
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A rare Gouda "bird on a nail" tile

1640-1660

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A rare Gouda "bird on a nail" tile
1640-1660
(Spijkertegel) painted in colours with a songbird perched on a long diagonal nail (restored chips)
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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.336 right hand second row for 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

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