ANTIQUE BOTTLES, AUTOMOBILIA & COLLECTABLES DAY 2
Friday, 22 March - Sunday, 14 April 2024
EARLY AMERICAN CERAMIC TILE
Current Bid $10 (1 bid, reserve met)
This lot is now closed 14 Apr 7:17 PM (NZST)
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Lot Details
154mm square ceramic tile, celadon green colouring, image in relief of a Angel playing a Harp, marked to rear A E Tile Co Ltd (American Encaustic Tiling Company). The American Encaustic Tiling Company] was founded in New York in 1875, later establishing a factory in Zanesville Ohio, in 1892. Their tiles were intended to compete with the English tiles that were selling in the United States for use in fireplaces and other architectural locations. The first glazed tiles were made in 1880 and embossed tiles were made in 1881. By 1890 they were the largest tile company in the world, and the small town of Zanesville nearly tripled in size over a thirty-year period as more people found work with the company. The firm closed in 1935. Tile has crazing, minor edge glaze loss, Very Good 8/10
