A 5m2 / 54 sq ft. three motif antique Belgian ceramic early 20th century

A small antique ceramic floor, dating from the early part of the twentieth century, now fully restored and arriving ready to re-lay. The tiles are 14cm / 5.5 inches sq. and c.15mm / 0.6 inches thick and the total surface area is c.5m2 / 54 sq. ft. 

The tiles were manufactured by La Nouvelle Ceramique, Societe Anonyme AMAY (Belgique) and, for provenance, we include in the photo gallery scans from their catalogue originally presenting the tiles. The palette is cool in greys, off-white, burgundy and leaf green across the triple-motif floor, each of the three motifs opening up in four tile tessellations. 

The three individual tiles are:-

A mid grey floral themed tile with a double flower
A mid grey floral themed tile with a single flower
A geometric tile introducing green and burgundy

The floor has restored well. It is an excellent ceramic with a few tiles displaying small groutable chips or edge nibbles, all of which add to the character of a pleasing antique patina. The photographs are of a randomly selected 1.25m2 / 13.5 sq ft. section of the floor and are representative of the whole. Owing to the handmade production of the tiles, there is some tonal variation in the slip colour of the grey-themed tiles, ranging from white to cream, and this can be seen in some of the high-resolution photographs in the gallery that we have taken to highlight it. See photographs number 11 and 12 specifically.

Tile quantities

FIELD - Grey single flower – 88 (22 complete motifs)
FIELD - Grey double flower – 68 (17 complete motifs)
FIELD - Geometric – 96 (24 complete motifs) 

NOTE Antique tiles were most commonly made in single or two tile moulds. Before current computer automation methods their moulds were made by hand and the colour slips mixed by eye. Kiln temperatures could also be variable, as could the firing time. The result is that tiles often display subtle size and thickness variations and there can be tonal variations in colours, owing to the slip mixing and/or firing time. All of this makes these handmade tiles unique and adds to their charm. Some floors display their subtle variations in size and tones, some not, but when photographing we always take a random section of the floor so that it is representative of the whole. A tiler should always dry lay a section of the tiles to familiarise himself with them before starting to fix lay. 


 

Ref Code:

DB5

Type:

Ceramic

Floor Size:

To 5m² 5m² - 10m²

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