A French medieval hexagonal tile, ca. 1520

Impressed with a central cherub on a ground, surrounded by a frame of foliage. Traces of black glaze. Tiles of this type are attributed to the French region of Brémontier-Massy. Ex-collection J.W.N. Van Achterberg. Size: ca. 19 x 10,5 cm Ref: J. Cartier, Céramiques de l’Oise, Somogy, 2001, p83 & 85, catalogue n°362-375, pp96-97 ; C. Norton, Carreaux de pavement du Moyen-âge et de la Renaissance, Catalogue d’Art et d’histoire du Musée Carvalet, VII, 1992, pp146-147 ; Benoît Faÿ, Le monde carré de Benoît Faÿ, 2007, p39, 243

Price incl. premium: € 255,00