St. George Slaying the Dragon Stove Tile This tile depicts a classic and historical scene - of Saint George Slaying the Dragon. It measures 6" x 8" and is 3/4" thick. Depicts a knight on horseback - with his lance going into a dragon that is beneath the horse. There is a Latin phrase just over his head.

This are several firing cracks on the back - and remnants of either kiln blobs or an installation on the sides of the tile. Molded design in raised line. Green majolica glaze. Age and country of origin are unknown. This handmade tile does not lay flat - there is an upward curve to the piece. A fascinating example of timeless subject matter. (#T-2078)

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Square Portrait Stove Tile This antique tile is molded in high relief, and was originally intended for use in a cast iron parlor stove of the period - circa 1880's. Unmarked, American - gold majolica glaze, measures 4 1/4". Small chips to the highest points along the hat brim and color - minor nips on the outside edges - generally very nice condition - nice large size for a stove tile. (#1437)

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Manufacturer: American tile company  

Antique German Art Nouveau Style Stove Tile This stove tile measures 7 3/4" wide by 8 1/2" high by 1/2" thick. The design, which is molded in medium and low relief, shows two stylized flowers flowing in a stippled background and a curvilinear design in the center. Done is a blue green majolica glaze. There are very shallow glaze flakes on the self framing edge, which have been previously touched up. This de-installed tile was made in Germany, circa 1890. Shows beautifully and would look fabulous framed. See the other two German stove tiles I have that compliment this one! (#T-1365)

Key Words: tiles Victorian parlor stove insert, antique

Manufacturer: as described  

Knights Templar medallion w/ribbon by Mosaic This rare hexagonal medallion was made by the Mosaic Tile Company of Zanesville, Ohio, for the Knights Templar. The medallion measures 2 ¼" from top to bottom and has raised relief designs. There is minimal wear to the medallion. The silk ribbon is navy blue and off white, and has the printed marks of the makers Torsch & Lee (Baltimore, MD). There is minor wear to the ribbon. The entire piece is just over 4 ½" long, and probably dates from the early 1900s.

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Manufacturer: Mosaic Tile Company  

Matching Pair of Blue Portrait Antique Stove Tiles This is an attractive pair of matched stove tiles - they feature ladies profiles, and are done in a lovely medium to light blue majolica glaze. Each tile has a center hole - this was one of the methods used to attach the tile to the parlor stove. (The other, more common method, was the use of an outside "lip" on the tile, and a bracket went across the back of the tile on the interior of the stove.)

Each tile measures 3 1/2" in diameter (across the back). The designs are modeled in medium relief. Both tiles show glaze wear and nips, primarily on the higher spots above the foreheads. Please see photos for closeups. They still display very nicely.

Both are unmarked, American, circa 1890. There were only a few companies that made stove tiles - so, they were probably made by either Providential Tile Company, Trent Tile Company, or the Beaver Falls Art Tile Company. (#T1331)

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Manufacturer: American tile company  

Antique German Stove Tile Panel with Musical Cherubs This self framed large panel has a scene with seven cherubs playing musical instruments. There's a cello, several violins, a xylophone, a flute, a horn, and a singer. This is meant to imitate a tropical atmosphere - see the bamboo or palm type vegetation and the beads around the neck of one cherub. The molded design uses an effective combination of low, medium and very high reliefs. Made in Germany, by Mugeln, this was part of a German stove panel, circa 1880 - 1890. There is a factory repaired chip on the right edge, and two very small chips (colored in) on the self framing edge. This has a very attractive medium brown majolica glaze. This large panel measures 16 1/2" long by 9 3/4" wide by just shy of 1" thick. In extremely nice condition. (#T-1505)

Key Words: portrait profile tiles Victorian parlor stove insert, antique German

Manufacturer: as described  

Rare Antique English Portrait Tile of John Bright This 6" square tile depicts John Bright, and is done in a honey amber majolica glaze. Made by J C Edwards, of England, circa 1890, tiles from this company are hard to come by. John Bright was an important figure in British social and political areas. More information on him can be found on the web doing a search under his name. Executed in both molded relief and intaglio techniques. There is some minor edge roughness, and minimal surface glaze wear. Generally, very nice condition. (#1557)

Key Words: portrait profile tiles
Manufacturer: as described  

Rare Signed Antique Stove Tile This is a fabulous unglazed stove tile - done in raised relief. Has a left facing profile of a man wearing an ornate helmet. On the right hand side is the cipher of the modeler - I have been unable to decipher this or attribute it to anyone - and the tile is exceedingly well done. In the back of my mind I always thought this could be a Low tile....? Definitely dates around 1880-1900 - and is American.

The tile measures 2 3/4" in diameter. Plain flat back. I have not cleaned this - and it could do with some cleaning. There is a chip at about 1:00 o'clock (near the top of the helmet), two smaller nips across from his mouth, tiny little nips on the back/bottom edge.

Keywords: portrait tiles antique ceramic pottery art stoves

Manufacturer: tile maker  

SpanAm War - Hobson Tile This 6" square tile depicts Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) - done in multi color transfer printing with a clear majolica glaze. Made by the Columbia Encaustic Tiling Company of Anderson, Indiana, which was in business from 1889 - 1903. Hobson served with Admiral Sampson on the USS New York, and is considered one of the heros of the Spanish American War. Tile has 2 edge chips and generally rough edge. There is quite a bit of scratching to the tile surface. An extremely unusual, hard to find, historical commemorative tile. Note that we have another tile in this historical series - one depicting Admiral Sampson. (#1153)

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Manufacturer: Columbia Encaustic Tiling Company  

Fire on the Hearth - Book by J. Peirce Subtitled "The Evolution and Romance of the Heating Stove, by Josephine H. Peirce. This out of print hardback from 1951 has 254 pages. Published by the Pond-Ekberg Company, Springfield, Mass. A must have for stovers and stove tile enthusiasts! Wonderful illustrations, photos and trade ads, good informative text, w/ patent list. Excellent condition, good dust jacket.
Circa: 1951
Publisher: Pond-Ekberg Company  

Isaac Broome Portrait Stove Tile This stove tile depicts a portrait of a young boy. He is adorned with a lacy collar (typical of Victorian costume) and a cap. Measuring 3" in diameter, this is done in an unusual green majolica glaze. Generally in nice condition - there are minor nips around the bolt hole, a small section of his collar, and minor rim roughness. The tile bears Isaac Broome's cipher (a conjoined I and B) to the right of the bottom of the child's' cap (at about 4 o'clock). Unmarked on the back - made at either the Providential Tile Company of the Trent Tile Company. Signed Broome stove tiles are one of the harder antique tiles to come across.

Keywords: vintage ceramic pottery tiles profile Victorian american art
Manufacturer: American tile company  

Rare Pink Antique Tile of a Young Girl Pink is one of the rarest glaze colors found on antique tiles - and this particular color is lovely. The tile, done in intaglio technique, depicts a young girl with a blanket. There's a small "c" copyright symbol in the lower right corner. The self framing edge is raised in bullnose type relief. The maker of this wonderful tile is Hemixem, in Belgium, circa 1900. Minor wear to the top of the bullnose edge, and higher points on the tile face - small chip to bottom edge, and two really tiny chips on the right edge. Generally - this is in very nice condition. (#1045)

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Manufacturer: Hemixem  

Portrait Stove Tile in Silver Frame This is a round antique portrait tile mounted in a silver frame. These tiles were originally designed to be inset as ornamentation into cast iron parlor stoves of the late 1800's. The tile measures 2 5/8" in diameter - framed it measures 3 5/8". No marks on the silver frame, which has a nice beaded edge on the inside rim. The tile features a woman, facing left, wearing a pearl necklace done in a yellow gold majolica glaze. In generally very nice condition. (#stove017)

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Manufacturer: american tile company  

Admiral Sampson Antique Tile This 6" square tile depicts Admiral William T. Sampson - done in multi color transfer printing with a clear majolica glaze. Made by the Columbia Encaustic Tiling Company of Anderson, Indiana, which was in business from 1889 - 1903. According to Wikipedia, William Thomas Sampson (1840 - 1902) was a Untied State Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish American War. Tile has minor edge chips - generally in very nice condition. An unusual, hard to find, historical commemorative tile. Note that we have another tile in this series - Richmond Hobson. (#1329)

keywords: antique tiles SpanAm war historical commemorative american memorabilia
Manufacturer: Columbia Encaustic Tiling Company  

Antique Stove Tile - Rare Color This is a large stove tile in a very unusual mint green color. I've never seen this color before! Measures 3 1/2" in diameter, relief is medium to low. This is a portrait of a woman, facing left. Unmarked. Small glaze nips under the hole, on the left edge, and to a couple higher areas - the stuff under her eye is gone (it was dirt!). There is a chip out of the back, which does not affect the tile face. Center bolt hole was used to attach this to a parlor stove - circa 1880.

Keywords: vintage ceramic pottery tiles profile Victorian american art

Manufacturer: as described