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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;15Stiftgasse, post: 3861395, member: 12382&quot;][ATTACH=full]319451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]319452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]319453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]319454[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]319455[/ATTACH] The tiles arrived this morning - sooner than expected.</p><p>My own opinion is that they are the genuine article. Even the frames are antique - they appear to be (possibly) mahogany or some other fine grain wood -please see pic.</p><p>I carefully removed the brown paper covering the back of the frame, to find that the tile had been held in place by a white plaster-like substance and then a coating of some sort of brown gunge - possibly animal-based glue to stick the original back cover in place (?). Unfortunately, therefore, it&#039;s not possible to see the surface on the rear of the tile, which can also help dating. However, according to the delfter-fliese website, the corner motifs date these pieces to between 1650 and 1680 !</p><p>Anyway, I&#039;ve uploaded a couple more pics, for anyone interested.</p><p>Once again, thank you all for your comments !!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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