Lot #153: 1700's C Delft Maritime Blue Tiles Pair 4.5” Sailing Ships Dutch Oxhead Corners

Pair of antique Dutch Delft blue and white tiles featuring classic sailing ship scenes, hand-painted in cobalt blue on a tin-glazed earthenware ground. Each tile depicts a maritime view with sailing vessels on calm water and a distant shoreline, framed by traditional oxhead corner motifs, a design commonly associated with earlier Delft production. Approximate size: 4.5” x 4.5” each Condition is consistent with age and authenticity: Edge wear and small chips throughout One tile shows more noticeable corner loss Surface wear, glaze imperfections, and firing marks Estate found and presented in as-found condition. Comparable Delft tiles with oxhead corner motifs and similar maritime subjects are held in museum collections and date to the 17th–18th century. Pickup category timeslot {B}