Description: Estate Find A E Fireplace TilesAmerican EncausticTiling Company LimitedZanesville Ohio We offer two framed fireplace tiles crafted by the American Encaustic Tiling Company Limited in Zanesville, Ohio. Each frame holds three bronzed brown glazed tiles depicting a lady and a man dressed in medieval clothing. The woman’s gaze is demurely cast downward while the man serenades on a lute.An early twentieth century catalog shows the fireplace tiles as patterns 419 and 420.The tiles measure 6” on each side and are marked in the mold with raised AE letters.The vintage wooden frame of the lady measures 9 3/8” in width and 21 3/8” in height. The frame of the man measures 9 1/2” in width and 21 3/16” in height. The framed tiles weigh 5 pounds and 5 pounds 3.8 ounces.The framed tiles are in very good unused condition. The American Encaustic Tiling Company Limited was founded in 1875 in New York City. Production of glazed tiles began in 1880 and embossed tiles in 1882. By 1890 the company was the largest producer of tile in the world and by 1892 a factory was opened in Zanesville, Ohio. Production continued until 1935. In 1937, the company reopened as Shawnee Pottery.
Price: 2700 USD
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
End Time: 2024-07-29T10:21:14.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Shape: Rectangle
Size: Medium
Color: Brown
Material: Ceramic
Item Length: 7/8”
Suitable For: Tiles
Subject: Person
Brand: American Encaustic Tiling Company Limited
Type: Tile
Era: Edwardian (1901-1910)
Item Height: 21 1/2”
Style: Arts & Crafts Movement
Theme: Periods & Styles
Original/Reproduction: Original
Features: Framed
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Production Technique: Batch Production
Finish: Glazed
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 9 1/2”
Item Weight: 11 lb
