D and M Tile Company Set of Eight Fireplace Tiles CA475

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A wonderful set of eight decorative fireplace tiles by D & M Tile Company. Tiles measure 4" square. Good condition. The D & M Tile Company (1928-1939) did not survive the passing of its founder and animating spirit the English ceramist John Davies though its formulas and designs were acquired by Harry Hicks for his Hispano-Moresque ...

Malibu Potteries Set of Fourteen Cuerda Seca Glazed Tiles CA474

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Gorgeous set of fourteen Malibu tiles done in the Cuerda Seco glaze, Tiles measures 5 7/8" square. Good condition, Malibu Potteries produced ceramic tile for a brief period in the history of a craft which began thousands of years ago.  The background of the pottery involves several major factors:  The history of the Rindge family and ...

Malibu Potteries Set of Eight Geometric Cuerda Seca Glazed Tiles CA473

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Gorgeous set of eight Malibu tiles done in the Cuerda Seco glaze, circa 1927. Tiles measures 5 7/8" square. Good condition. Malibu Potteries produced ceramic tile for a brief period in the history of a craft which began thousands of years ago.  The background of the pottery involves several major factors:  The history of the Rindge ...

D & M Tile Top Table with Wrought Iron Surround CA465

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Just a stunning tile table with a wrought iron surround: With super RARE border tiles. The D & M Tile Company (1928-1939) did not survive the passing of its founder and animating spirit, the English ceramist John Davies, though its formulas and designs were acquired by Harry Hicks for his Hispano-Moresque tile works. In the years ...

Hispano-Moresque Tile Top Table F848

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Hispano-Moresque tiles made in Los Angeles, California Circa 1927. Just a beautiful set of five tiles with a wrought iron surround. Tiles have  wear and age cracks, but it is sound and displays well: Ready to use and enjoy. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight ...

Art Tile Scene of Knights Jousting for a Damsel with Motto Macte Virtute CA460

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Rookwood / California Faience art tile. This is a stunner. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions we require wire transfers. Please feel free to ...

Claycraft Spanish Courtyard Scene Decorative Relief Tile CA456

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A Claycraft dream of a Spanish Colonial Garden. Tile measures 8" x 12". Claycraft Potteries, Los Angeles, CA 1921-1939. Claycraft tiles are excellent examples of early twentieth century ceramic production in California. Especially characteristic of their work were their single-fired decorative tiles, where the surface was buffed and sanded after firing to produce an interesting irregularly ...

Claycraft Peacock Decorative Relief Tile CA454

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This is Claycraft at its most gorgeous and appealing. A strongly defined architectural surround contrasts beautifully with the delicately modeled peacock in shallower relief. Claycraft Potteries, Los Angeles, CA 1921-1939. Claycraft tiles are excellent examples of early twentieth century ceramic production in California. Especially characteristic of their work were their single-fired decorative tiles, where the surface ...

Calco Colonnade Relief Tile 1920s CA452

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Pretty wonderful relief tile of an ultra-romantic Spanish (or Ancient Roman) colonnade, or perhaps even an aqueduct,  set in the grounds of a charming and picturesquely crumbling hacienda (or villa). Calco is another jewel in the crown of California Pottery: from 1923 to 1932, under its founder Rufus Keeler, Calco made its reputation from its innovative ...

Gladding McBean Deco Horseback Cowboy Tile 1935-7 CA095

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This is brilliant deco design: at once elegant in line, brilliant in coloring, and deliciously funny as well. Gladding, McBean, LLC is a ceramics company located in Lincoln, California. It is one of the oldest companies in California, a pioneer in ceramics technology, and a company which has “contributed immeasurably” to the state’s industrialization. During the heyday of architectural terra cotta, the ...

Gladding McBean Deco Singing Cowboy Tile 1935-7 CA098

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An absolute charmer: who knew that cowboy and deco would mesh so brilliantly? Gladding, McBean, LLC is a ceramics company located in Lincoln, California. It is one of the oldest companies in California, a pioneer in ceramics technology, and a company which has “contributed immeasurably” to the state’s industrialization. During the heyday of architectural terra cotta, the company “dominated the industry in ...

Gladding McBean Deco Thrown Cowboy Tile 1935-7 CA097

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As beautiful as it is hilarious, this deco-inflected tile shows a rueful cowboy who has just been thrown as his horse gambols happily in the background. Gladding, McBean, LLC is a ceramics company located in Lincoln, California. It is one of the oldest companies in California, a pioneer in ceramics technology, and a company which has “contributed immeasurably” to the ...

D & M Tile Top Moorish Style Side Table CA447

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D & M Tile Company, Los Angeles, CA. A simple Moorish-style geometric pattern decorates this D & M tile table. Beautiful satiny glazes of orange, yellow, cobalt and beige top this side table with a wrought iron surround. Table measures 20 x 12 x 12. Finial accent measures 7" above tile top. We have two of ...

Taylor Tilery Santa Barbara Mission Plaque in Wrought Iron Surround CA419

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4-tile plaque showing the Santa Barbara Mission set in a particularly graceful wrought iron surround. Taylor Tilery was founded by Eric Douglas and Frank Taylor in 1923 in Santa Monica and had a large working force capable of producing 75,000 new tiles a day. One of its employees, Simon Rodia, later became famous for building the ...

Gladding McBean Crane Motif set of tiles CA415

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16 Gladding McBean tiles make up this Japanese influenced arts and crafts crane design. One cracked tile mended. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions ...