A beautiful antique Boizenburg Art Nouveau / Jugendstil portrait tile, made in Germany in the early 20th century, circa 1900–1910. The tile features an elegant female profile in high moulded relief, facing left. Her hair is gathered into a classical bun and held with a broad band, giving the portrait a graceful combination of classical and Jugendstil influences. This is a dust-pressed relief tile: the ceramic body was mechanically pressed in a mould to create the crisp raised portrait and recessed background before glazing and firing. Fine conditon tile, with age-related glaze crazing visible across the front, including several longer craze lines.