Lot 100
  • 100

A panel of eight arista pottery tiles and four cuerda seca border tiles (alizares), Toledo, Spain, 1475-1500

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

the tile panel of rectangular format, with four central tiles forming a large stellar medallion comprised of interlacing geometric shapes in green, white and black, with side borders made up of four tiles with a geometric weave design; the border tiles with large floral scrolls to the upper edge and front in green and blue on a white ground, two with a roundel and crest, one with a central flowerhead

Condition

The tile panel with losses to the centre of the star, other abrasions and losses to the edges of the individual tiles; the border tiles with surface abrasions and some chipping to the edges, as viewed.
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