A pair of ceramic stove tiles with portraits of Emperor Sigismund and King Christian IV - image-1

Lot 972 Dα

A pair of ceramic stove tiles with portraits of Emperor Sigismund and King Christian IV

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)

A pair of ceramic stove tiles with portraits of Emperor Sigismund and King Christian IV

Tiles designed as niches decorated with labelled half-length portraits of the emperor (GMVNDVS.DER. I. KON...) and the Danish king (CHRISTIANVS 4. REX.DAN). The spandrels with angel's heads, the columns with Adam and Eve. Chips and fine cracks to the glaze. H 32.8, W 29.2 cm.
Attributed to Nuremberg, mid- to third quarter 17th C.

Provenance

From an old French private collection.