Ceramic Plaques — $134,000 — Family Home Find

📰 📅 2026 Report: Two rare 1536 ceramic plaques displayed for years in a family’s hallway in Shaftesbury, England, sold for just over £100,000 (about US$134,000) including fees at an Oct. 22 auction. Signed by Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli, the works were identified after the family emailed photographs to auctioneers. They had not appeared at auction since 1884.

█ Source, story, and images: BBC News 🔗

█ Additional resources:

• Auction catalogue, images (2026) Lot 1142 🔗 · Lot 1143 🔗 — Woolley & Wallis
• Ceramics and glass department 🔗 — Woolley & Wallis
• Related Renaissance plaque (ongoing) 🔗 — Louvre Collection
• Maiolica research guide (2002) 🔗 — Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Research Old Ceramic Plaques

Have old ceramic plaques or decorative tiles? Rare examples with distinctive decoration, identifying marks or documented histories may attract collectors.

Quick Research Steps

1. Identify: When safely accessible, photograph both sides, signatures, marks, dimensions, glaze, damage and any family records.
2. Compare: Search completed specialist sales for similar pottery, then sort by highest prices. Compare maker, age, condition, rarity and provenance.
3. Verify: Cross-check museum collections and auction records. Consult a ceramics specialist before cleaning, reframing, restoring or selling fragile pieces.

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