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| Management number | 17608653 | Release Date | 2025/10/06 | List Price | $119.40 | Model Number | 17608653 | ||
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This beautiful hand-painted ceramic tile features a Renaissance-style male portrait, finely decorated in the traditional Italian maiolica technique. The figure is shown in profile, wearing colorful period attire, with a detailed headdress and a flower in the background. A scroll with a Latin-Italian motto reads: “LA VITA MORIRE UN BEL ONORA” (“To die for life is a great honor”).
• Origin: Italy (likely Deruta or Faenza style)
• Material: Glazed ceramic (maiolica)
• Technique: Hand-painted, polychrome decoration
• Size: approx. 10 x 6 inches (25 x 15 cm)
• Condition: Vintage/antique condition, with some signs of age, glaze crazing, and minor edge wear consistent with age and use. Back shows traces of old mounting. Please see all photos for details.
This striking tile is both decorative and collectible, a fine example of Italian ceramic artistry. Perfect for display, collection, or as an accent piece in a historical or Mediterranean-inspired interior.
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > Paper ephemera |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | None |
| Condition | Good |
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