1630-1650, PROBABLY HAARLEM, FORMERLY ATTRIBUTED TO HOORN

Details

A rare Dutch "Hoorn" tulip tile panel
1630-1650, probably Haarlem, formerly attributed to Hoorn
Painted in green, lilac and manganese-red, the lower tile with the stem and two leaves, the upper tile with the stem and the flowerhead, the upper tile with -24- to the reverse, the lower tile with an illegible number, framed (minor small frittings to the rims)
25.4 cm. high, 12.5 cm. wide
See illustration of back cover

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Lot Essay

A very small amount of these tulip tiles where found at two locations in Hoorn and were therefore attributed to Hoorn. They where probably used as a frieze or as a plinth at the underside of the wall and fragments are found covered with soot, which indicates that the tiles where also used in a fireplace. The tulip is probably after a print by Anthony Claesz or Pieter Holsteijn II, second quarter 17th century.
Cf. G.J.M. de Ree, Een bijzondere tegel, Tegel 17, 1989, Otterlo, pp. 10-11
P. Biesboer, Nederlandse Majolica 1550-1650, Amsterdam, 1997, p. 133, ill. 155.

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