EUROPEAN POTTERY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS III
A UTRECHT DELFTWARE OLD TESTAMENT BIBLICAL TILE
CIRCA 1820
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A UTRECHT DELFTWARE OLD TESTAMENT BIBLICAL TILE
CIRCA 1820
Painted in manganese with the story of Elijah and the Ravens, the prophet in the wilderness receiving mana from birds above, named below as depicting I Kings, Chapter II, Verse 6
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) square
Literature
van Dam, p. 91, fig. 154
Lot Essay
The scene depicted does not appear to correspond with the verse named.
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