Antique Trent Tile Company Stove Tile Gorgeous and unusual pale sky blue glaze on this antique stove tile, circa 1890. Made by the Trent Tile Co., of Trenton, New Jersey. Measures 3" in diameter (across the back). Tile is mounded up and the design is in relief.. Lovely condition. (#Stove5179)

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Manufacturer: Trent Tile Company  

Isaac Broome Portrait Stove Tile- Blue This stove tile depicts a portrait of a young Victorian gentleman. Done in a fabulous blue majolica glaze, this tile was designed by Isaac Broome. His cipher is to the right of the man's hair. Unmarked on the back - made at either the Providential Tile Company of the Trent Tile Company. One of the larger of the round stove tiles, this measures 4 1/4" in diameter. In very nice condition. (#T-1344)

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Manufacturer: American tile company  

Providential Portrait Stove Tile Made by Providential Tile Company - this stove tile has a portrait facing left with ruffled collar, center hole, mottled moss green majolica glaze - marked on back - 3" diameter, circa 1880 - condition excellent.

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Manufacturer: Providential Tile company  

Three Matching Portrait Stove Tiles circa 1890 Nice group of three matching stove tiles, collected over the years. All are identical except for the glaze; one is bright green, another dark blue, and the third is unglazed. None of these are marked - all are circa 1890's - American. They measure 2" in diameter across the back. The blue one has a small glaze chip on the bottom edge - the others are close to mint condition. (BxStove051)

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Manufacturer: american tile company  

Rare Zanesville Majolica Stove Tile This fabulous round stove tile measures 4" in diameter. The design is molded in very high relief, and shows a portrait of a heavily bearded man. He is wearing a feathered hat and the ruffles on his collar are showing. I believe this was probably made by the Zanesville Majolica Company, of Zanesville, Ohio, 1882 - 1884. See bottom right photo in "American Art Tile" by Norman Karlson for the same interior design. Done in rich brown majolica glazes, with mottled edges, this is in outstanding condition.

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Manufacturer: Zanesville Majolica Company  

Broome, Kirkham & Robinson Stove Tile Rare early stove tile made by Broome, Kirkham & Robinson Tile Company. They were the predecessor to Providential Tile Works. This antique tile measures 1 3/4" in diameter. Design is five overlapping daisies, done in a rich brown majolica glaze. In excellent condition. (#Stove5181)

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Manufacturer: Broome, Kirkham & Robinson Tile Company  

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  

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  

Unusual Portrait Tile This small tile is very interesting. Done in a classic Delft blue and white, this tile has a white bisque face that stands up and out from the body of the tile. Measuring 2 5/8" x 2" by 1" high in relief. The back has incised markings of 2/6 and 1928. This was obviously made in 1928 - I suspect that the "2/6" might mean that there were 6 of these produced, and this is the second one. This looks to be a product of the Mosaic Tile Company, Zanesville, Ohio, however I can find no documentation on it. In excellent condition. (#T-1936)

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Circa: 1928
Manufacturer: Mosaic Tile Company  

Floral Stove Tiles Circa 1890, this antique stove tile is a flower design, with 8 petals and 8 dots separating the petals. Done in a greenish gold majolica glaze. Measures just under 1 3/4" in diameter (across the back). I have a total of 5 of these in stock - all in excellent condition. Priced individually. (#Stove5189)

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Manufacturer: American tile company  

Antique Stove Tile - putti and pottery For pottery collectors, the subject matter of this tile just doesn’t get any better! Shows a young boy hugging and kissing a large pot. Done in a blue to bluish green majolica glaze - this oval tile would probably have been originally used for ornamentation in a parlor stove. Dating from circa 1890, this is molded in extremely high relief. Country of origin not known, but probably English. Measures 8" x 4 ¾". Back side has chipping. There is a crack which extends down from his front foot to the tile edge, runs horizontally then goes back up near his other foot. The front surface and relief work are in excellent condition. (#T-1053)

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Manufacturer: 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)

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Manufacturer: Columbia Encaustic Tiling Company  

Old Hungarian Stove Tiles book By Voit and Holl, this 6 ½" x 7" hardback book was published in 1963 by Corvina Press in Hungary. Contains 48 plates of stove tiles, most in black/white, and 64 pages of text. Fascinating history and details of stove and stove tiles from the 13th - late 16th centuries in Europe. Out of print - generally excellent condition. There are very minor tears to the dust jacket - however, this is the first copy I have seen that even has a dust jacket!

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Circa: 1963
Publisher: Corvina Press  

Providential Stove tiles - set of 4 A super set of 4 stove tiles, made by the Providential Tile Works, of Trenton, New Jersey. These date around 1880 - 1890 and all 4 are the same design - 5 open flowers - probably sunflowers. Done in a greenish gold majolica glaze (very typical of the period), each tile measures 2 5/8" in diameter (across the back). Two tiles have had hangers fashioned for the back, two do not. The mark on these is unusual - T.P.T.W. - which stands for "The Providential Tile Works" - usually displayed as PTW. All four tiles are in excellent condition. Great for antique parlor stove restoration, or to add to your collection! (#T-1125)

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Manufacturer: Providential tile works  

Antique Stove Tile Deep Green Very attractive round tile, used as decoration in a cast iron parlor stove, American, circa 1890. This measures 2 1/8" diameter, and has a center bolt hole. Design has four interlocking fans, done in a deep green majolica glaze. In excellent condition. (#Stove5183)

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Manufacturer: American tile company