Composition of sixty-six tiles, Tunisia, Tunis, signed Mouch - Lot 180

Composition of sixty-six tiles, Tunisia, Tunis, signed Mouche Chemla and dated 1951 Composition of 66 ceramic tiles with polychrome painted decoration under a transparent glaze of a long oblong panel decorated with a plant composition combining scrolls, palmettes, rosettes, tulips and mandorles intermingling on a turquoise background. All around runs a band decorated with various floral species (hyacinths, roses, tulips, carnations, irises, etc.), animated by sloughis, deer, ducks, birds and hares. The panel is set in a wooden frame and can be mounted as a table (separate base). Signed, localized and dated in Arabic: "Awlad Chemla", signature accompanied by the Mouche fish motif, Tunis, 1371 H /1951. Dim. one tile: 15 x 15 cm; dim. panel: 166 x 90.6 cm; dim. with frame: 174.8 x 100 cm; H. stand: 72 cm. Minor restorations, two cracked tiles, some stains.