Master Sculpture & Works of Art

Italian, Siena, circa 1495-1497 | Italie, Sienne, vers 1495-1497

Six tiles from the Piccolomini library floor | Six pavements de la bibliothèque Piccolomini

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November 16, 01:08 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

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Italian, Siena, circa 1495-1497

Six tiles from the Piccolomini library floor

tin glazed tiles ; set in a wood frame

the triangular form painted with the impresa of a crescent moon against a blue-washed ground within a yellow-ground rope-twist border

(each tile) 15 by 15 by 15cm.; 5⅞ by 5⅞ by 5⅞in.

Diam. (overall) 33cm., 13in.

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Italie, Sienne, vers 1495-1497

Six pavements de la bibliothèque Piccolomini

pavements en terre cuite émaillée ; enchassés dans un cadre en bois

chaque pavement de forme triangulaire, orné d'un croissant de lune, emblême de la famille Piccolomini sur un fond bleu, entouré d'une frise torsadée

(chaque pavement) 15 x 15 x 15 cm ; 5 ⅞ x 5 ⅞ x 5 ⅞ in.

Diam. (total) 33 cm, 13 in.

The present set of small triangular tiles were manufactured for the original floor of the The Piccolomini Library in Siena. The tiles are decorated with vibrant yellow crescent moons on a dark blue ground and bordered by a white and red cable pattern, called treccia federiciana.

The floor in the library was replaced in the 19th century. The original tiles have been dispersed and collected by both private and public collections, including the British Museum, London (inv. no. 1878,1001.2).

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