Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Auction Closed
December 3, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
NORTHERN FRENCH, 14TH/ 15TH CENTURY
TILE DEPICTING A JESTER
glazed ceramic
inscribed: A.K.M / 25.06.61 on the reverse, and with a label inscribed: Le fou et sa marotte / Provenance prieuré des chanoines reguliers de l'ordre de St Augustin de Monnes dans l'Aisne
12.7 by 12.7 by 2.2cm., 5 by 5 by ⅞in.
Monastery of the Order of Saint Augustin, Monnes, Aisne, France
This charming medieval tile appears to be unique in its diverting depiction of a jester contemplating his marotte.
RELATED LITERATURE
M. Mellor, Pots and Tiles of the Middle Ages, exh. cat. Sam Fogg, London, 2014, pp. 80-85