A very rare German (?) Kachelofen ceramic stove tile. Circa 1700 1750. Ref. CL-17

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South Africa

Time Period

Pre-1800s

Type

Tin-Glazed

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612845086

Description: A very rare German (?) Kachelofen ceramic stove tile. Circa 1700 1750. Ref. CL-17

Maker: Unknown, possibly German, Swiss or Austrian according to information I have received from the British Museum.

Date: Estimated date 1700-1750

History: The Kachelofen was a rather large brick oven decorated with tiles, usually placed in a corner or against one wall. Rooms in the palaces and manor houses of the wealthy were very large and in most of Europe and Russia, a kachelofen would be found to keep it warm. Although it was a large structure it was extremely efficient, the fire within it was relatively small, the heat being retained by the brickwork and radiated outwards keeping the room warm for twelve hours or more. These Kachelofens have been around for over five centuries.- Photos of this tile were sent to the Netherlands Tegel Museum and the British Museum for verification.

Marks/Observations: This is a large tile formed from a red clay, showing a white tin glaze and hand decorated with manganese oxide portraying a couple in traditional dress and a seated figure. Look at the reverse, and, unlike most tiles, you will notice it is box-shaped with edges. This was to conserve the heat from the oven and to stop the tile from cracking. Note the raised frame around the decoration.

Condition: Very good for its age. No cracks in the clay base, fine glaze cracks, some damage to the glaze itself (see photos)

Dimensions: 220 mm width x 280 mm length x 25mm height

Price: R2000.00

Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.

This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE.

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