Claycraft Tiles Set of 8 Vintage Calif A & C This is a neat set of tiles made by Claycraft Potteries. They were a California Arts & Crafts Movement company, that primarily made tiles, and were in business in Los Angeles from 1921 – 1939.
Each tile measures roghly 5 3/4" square and is 3/4" thick. These were originally designed to be used in fireplaces, but could certainly be adapted for other projects. The design is a repeating 4 flower, vine and leaves. Some of the tiles are marked, and others are not. All are definitely Claycraft. These tiles all have some flaws, some minor and some a little more. A few have corner chips, most have some wear to high areas, two have large areas of chipping on the outside vertical areas. These are great if you want to do a restoration project, and outdoor area, a smaller table top. Some are in very decent condition – please do look through the photos. (#2051)

Keywords: art tile ceramic pottery architectural
Circa: 1925
Manufacturer: Claycraft Potteries  

American Encaustic Alhambra Tile Letter Made by the American Encaustic Tiling Company in Zanesville, Ohio, this tile is part of their Alhambra line. It's made from a hard white porcelain clay. The tile measures 6" high by 4" wide. It has a number on it, and depending on which way you orient this, it can be the number 6 (six) or the number 9 (nine). Bright robins egg blue background with the number in white. Generally in nice condition. Circa 1910. Great to use as a house number! (#1823)

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Circa: 1910
Manufacturer: American Encaustic  

American Encaustic Alhambra Tile Initial K Made by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, in Zanesville, Ohio - this antique tile is part of their line of Alhambra tiles. It is simply the letter K. Measures 6" x 4" and is 1/2" thick. I've always thought of these as "alphabet tiles"! Chip on upper left corner, backside upper right corner and minor nips on bottom corners. Circa 1910. Frame this and give a true antique tile to someone whose initial is "K"! It's certainly more unique than a monogrammed towel! (#1306)

Keywords: art ceramic pottery vintage monogram

Circa: 1910
Manufacturer: American Encaustic Tiling Company  

Mueller Mosaic Tile Company Antique Tile Mueller Mosaic Company of Trenton, New Jersey made this great 6" tile. Fabulous glaze colors on this faience body. Deeply carved design giving it the hand made look the Arts & Crafts Movement was all about. Circa 1915, this measures approx. 5 3/4" square and is 3/4" thick. Semi matte glazes of blue, yellow, green and white. Traces of the mortar are in the incised areas. In generally usable condition. (#2033)

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Circa: 1915
Manufacturer: Mueller Tile  

Moses and the Tablets Antique Tile Panel This very large tile is hand painted with a scene of Moses holding a tablet. Measuring 21" tall by 15" wide, this is 5/8" thick. Done in terra cotta clay this is done in shades of browns, terra cottas and white. Age and maker are unknown. There are hangers glued or epoxied into the tile back. There are some minor chips on the right edge and the bottom, as well as some minor scrapes in the high glaze over the surface. (#MosesPanel)

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Manufacturer: unknown  

Calco Pillow Tile 1 of 8 Great large pillow tile made by Calco (California Clay Products) in South Gate, between 1923 - 1933. Measures 7 7/8" x 3 5/8". These tiles are very similar to the pillow (aka pillowed) tiles made by Malibu Potteries in the same time frame. High mottled brown glaze - raised lozenge on the surface - rounded edges and corners. Fabulous for a pool - or another great project! In nice condition - one minor area of light surface scratching. (#T-1151)

Key words: art tiles vintage Arts & Crafts Movement ceramic collectible

Manufacturer: Calco  

Pair Antique Figural Architectural Terra Cotta Panels Fabulous and unusual pair of terra cotta panel - with nice high relief areas. Both measures 11 3/4" high x 6" wide by 1" thick. The right tile design is a pitcher with flowers coming out of the top - draped with cloth - books are propped up against the bottom left side of the pitcher. The pitcher has a great scene on it - a man sits in a chair, holding a paper or book in his right hand and a woman stands looking down at him. Two children are running around a tree (just to the upper right of the couple).

The left tile design is a lidded cornucopia - the lid has a birds head . The bottom of the cornucopia swirls back up into another birds head with a long beak.
Condition: The left tile has a large chip and crack on the left side (and part of a hairline from this on the back). It also has a top left edge chip. The right tile has a chip on the right edge 3/4 way down. Both have minor traces of mortar. These were obviously de-installed.

Unmarked - circa 1880-1900 - probably American. Truly classic designs. Outstanding if framed. (#T-1771)

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Manufacturer: terra cotta company  

Moravian Pottery Flower Brocade Tile Made in 1982 by the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this tile is done in a cut out shaped of a small flower with leaves. The glaze is cream with red flush over a terra cotta clay. Measures roughly 1 1/4" by 1". Great small tile for your collection or just to put on table and play with! In excellent condition. (#T1150-B).

Keywords: tiles collectible vintage floral PA Bucks County
Circa: 1982
Manufacturer: Moravian Pottery and Tile Works  

AETCO Faience Tiles - Set of 4 Nice mottled glazes of bluish gold on this set of 4 tiles made by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, of Zanesville, Ohio. Circa 1930 - these each measure 4 3/8" square by just under 1/2" thick; semi matte glaze. Part of the company's "faience" line of tiles - design to look hand made. All are in very nice condition. Build your own tile table or trivet! (#1592-DAW)

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Manufacturer: American Encaustic Tiling Company  

Hand Painted Italian Tile Sun Face What a wonderful kitchen tile insert this piece would make! It's a hand painted Italian tile, and the scene is a smiling sun face. Signed in the lower left - it says Desuir. This is a large tile, measuring 11 3/4" x 6" by 3/4" thick. This is glazed on all sides and the edges. Retains its original paper label. Probably newer, but a nice rustic example of a hand made tile in the old world Italian tradition. (#T-2034)

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Manufacturer: Italian  

Mueller Floor Tile Made by Mueller Mosaic Tile Company, of Trenton, NJ, ca 1920. This measures 3 7/8" square and is 5/8" thick. Red clay with a dark brown glaze in the recesses. In very condition. (#1969)

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Manufacturer: Mueller  

Don Schreckengost Zodiac Tile - Black Gold Leo the Lion Made while at Summitville Tile, this tile was designed by Don Schreckengost. One of his famous "sculptured Zodiac" lines of tiles - this is Leo. Done in a black and gold glaze. Measures just over 6" square. Extreme relief - over 2". Heavy - red clay body, inscribed Summitville on the back. Excellent condition. See Lois Lehner's book "US Marks on Pottery Porcelain and Clay" for a complete history of Don Schreckengost and Summitville. (#T-2107)

Key words: american art tiles antique vintage ceramic

Manufacturer: Summitville Tile  

Art Deco Reticulated Architectural Figural Tiles This pair of amazing Art Deco reticulated tiles was made by the American Encaustic Tiling Company of Zanesville, Ohio. Each of these large tiles measure 9" square and 1" thick. The glaze on both is a gun metal black with silver trim on the interior edges of the design and self framing edge.

Fabulous Art Deco matched designs of a man throwing a spear on one tile, and a woman throwing a weapon on the other. There is exceedingly minor edge roughness on both, and a back edge chip on one - generally outstanding condition for these unusual and large items.

The backs are both impressed with AETCO, and Z101L (on the left one) and Z101R (on the right one). Written, in glaze, on the back is "COL 03192 SILVER" and "Z-101" or "Z-101L". I believe the age to be circa 1920. (#T-1609)

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Manufacturer: American Encaustic Tiling Company  

Calco Pillow Tile 3 of 8 Great large pillow tile made by Calco (California Clay Products) in South Gate, between 1923 - 1933. Measures 7 7/8" x 3 5/8". These tiles are very similar to the pillow (aka pillowed) tiles made by Malibu Potteries in the same time frame. High mottled brown glaze - raised lozenge on the surface - rounded edges and corners. Fabulous for a pool - or another great project! In very nice condition. (#T-1158)

Key words: art tiles vintage Arts & Crafts Movement ceramic collectible

Manufacturer: Calco  

Batchelder Tile with 3 Checked Flowers in an Urn #1 This Batchelder tile has a central pot or urn filled with three open flowers, each with a checked pattern - thick decorative self framing edge. Done in a matte light reddish tan finish, with a blue engobe in the recesses, this measures 5 3/4" square by 3/4" thick. It is design #35 in the Batchelder Tiles catalog. This de-installed tile has a very good front tile surface. Some slight mortar/grout in a couple of the recesses. The back clearly shows the de-installation and some remaining mortar. Circa 1920's. (#1295)

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Manufacturer: Batchelder Tile