Early Polychrome Dutch Tin Glazed Tile, Man with Rifle and Rifle Stand old print grouped in segments

grouped in segments

like a sculptural finial with a good old rusty surface to boot

The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not much the cream) squares

And then these wonderful graphite drawn hands

PA--separately

Early Polychrome Dutch Tin Glazed Tile, Man with Rifle and Rifle Stand old print grouped in segmentsI've developed quite a taste for antique Delft tiles of late each its own small and singular painting, rendered in tin glaze and enduring across centuries on the face of a tile. This very thick one with polychrome glazing appears to be quite an old one, and based on the color and manner of the painting, I believe comes from the Friesland province, in northern Holland. I think he's terrific in his painterly blue and green and ocher, with mustache and