A Late 1700’s Framed Panel Composed of Individual Portuguese Hand Painted Tiles Depicting a Patterned Vase of Mixed Flowers Flanked by Mythological Birds. Condition:  Wooden frame is not 18th C. ; Very minor chips to some tiles
This elegant panel have an overall scene of a beautiful patterned vase full of a variety of flowers flanked by mythological birds, perhaps the Phoenix.  The scene is bordered by guilloche ornamentation interspersed with rosettes.
This antique Portuguese tile plaque would be a wonderful as a wall hanging or introduced into a tile backsplash as a focal point.  See Code# 410-58 for a complimentary pair of similar plaques.