Pair of Renaissance-style relief tiles.

Ceramic, partially gilded in gold, ebonized wooden frame. Each 37 x 34 x 6 cm. Total weight: 6.4 kg.

Pair of Renaissance-style relief tiles depicting Saints Peter and John, each beneath allegorically decorated round arches with herms and putti. Minimal damage to the frames, consistent with their age.

The Grand Ducal Palace in Badenweiler was originally built in the 16th century as an administrative building, but was used intermittently as a residence beginning in the 18th century. Between 1887 and 1888, it underwent systematic renovation to serve as a summer residence for the Grand Ducal couple Friedrich I of Baden (1826–1907) and his wife Luise of Prussia (1838–1923) in the Neo-Renaissance style. The two picture plates presented here fit into this design.

Provenance: Each bears a former provenance label on the reverse Badenweiler Castle Inventory, page 49, item no. 4 [or 5].