Antique Dutch Tile - angel - Dated 1640, spiderhead corner, delft blue , holland 17th century

Antique Dutch Tile - cupid - Dated 1640, spiderhead corner, delft blue , holland 17th century
Cupid (Amor, Eros) is known for being the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. Tiles with Cupid were popular during the 17th century.
It's in good condition
small chips filled
ca 130 x 130 x 12 mm

Dutch (‘Delft') antique tiles are collectibles with great historical value. They are little authentic beautiful pieces of antique art out of the 17th century, often with an interesting representation of this era. Besides that Dutch tiles are a good investment. You can put them in frames as a painting, or just put them down, or rebuilt them. at our Lokken-Ausema site you can get some ideas! These tinglazed antique tiles are a type of pottery in which an earthenware clay body (usually a red earthenware) is covered with an opaque white glaze (traditionally a lead glaze including tin), then painted with stains or glazes and fired. From about the 16th century the Dutch became acquainted with the technique of painting earthenware in bright, shiny colors.

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