AET “Ete” Summer Tile

On September 8, 2011, in American Tiles, Norman Karlson Collection, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Company, Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 Lovely signed antique portrait relief tile depicts Summer (Ete) as a classical goddess of bounty wearing a wreath of wheat stalks, nicely modeled.
  The rich glossy mocha glaze intensifies the depth and many details of this Victorian tile. 
Crazing adds character to this wonderful tile. 
We also have [...]

AET Nursery Rhyme Tile

On April 16, 2011, in American Tiles, Norman Karlson Collection, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 Charming vintage AET printed transfer tile depicting the nursery rhyme, Baa-Baa Black Sheep.  Very collectible and can be framed or installed to brighten a child’s room, or makes a sweet gift.  See this tile in the Encyclopedia of American Art Tiles, Region 3 by Norman Karlson. 6″ square [...]

AET Rope Tile 3

On March 14, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 Pretty delph blue and white vintage twisted or rope tile with repeating pattern.  The glaze finish is glossy on the white and matte on the blue.  We have enough to cover 64″ or 5 1/3 linear feet; sold separately.  This can be combined with AET Decorated Rope Tile [...]

AET Rope Tile with Bands

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 This attractive twisted rope tile is accented with crossing bands in the center.  The glazing is pale matte green with glossy beige, and a deeper shade of green on the edges.  See our AET Rope Tile 2 with the same glazes.  This could be used as the central [...]

AET Decorative Rope Tile

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 This pretty antique tile has a rope-like or twisted design with a floral or leaf decoration in the center.  The glazes are matte delph blue accented with glossy white.  This can be used as the central tile if combined with our AET Rope Tile 3. 4  1/4″ x [...]

AET Green Rope Tile

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 Vintage rope tile that can be used as a border or set between rows of subway or other tiles.  It has a semi-gloss finish on green glaze with bluish/green highlights.    We have enough to cover 96″ or 8 linear feet; sold separately. 6″ x 2″ x 3/4″ [...]

AET Rope Tile 2

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 This twisted rope tile has pale matte green glaze alternating with glossy beige, and a deeper glossy green on the edges.  We have enough to cover 72″ or 6 linear feet.  This can also be combined with our AET Rope Tile with Bands (only 1 of this available). [...]

AET Terra Cotta Border Tile 1

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 We have 4 different designs on vintage unglazed, red clay border tiles.  This one has thick, raised lines creating a repeating pattern.  We have enough on hand to cover over 300″ or 25.5 linear feet; sold separately.  There is only one tile with AET’s signature out of the [...]

AET Terra Cotta Border Tile 2

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 This version of AET’s unglazed border has the outline of two leaves with raised lines creating the pattern.  We have enough to cover 96″ or 8 linear feet; sold separately.  Only one tile out of the entire lot has a signature. 6″ x 3″ x 1/2″ thick Very [...]

AET Terra Cotta Border Tile 3

On March 8, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 This vintage unglazed red clay tile has repeating X’s alternating with simple flowers.   The areas around these shapes are recessed.  We have enough on hand to cover 16.5 linear feet; sold separately.  Only one out of the entire batch has a signature. 6″ x 3″ x 1/2″ [...]

AET Rope Tile 1

On March 5, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 We have a few different versions of  antique twisted or rope tile from AET.  This one has a repeating pattern with matte delph blue glaze combined with glossy beige.  We have enough to cover 60″ or 5 linear feet; sold separately. 4″ x 1  1/4″ x  3/4″ thick [...]

AET Terra Cotta Border Tile 4

On March 5, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 A repeating floral pattern decorates this vintage border tile, left unglazed.  The area around the flowers is recessed for a 3-dimensional look.  We have enough on hand to cover 27 linear feet; sold separately.  We found only one signed tile from all four designs. 6″ x 3″ x [...]

AET “Ye Good King Arthur” Tile

On February 16, 2011, in American Tiles, Norman Karlson Collection, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH 
1875-1935 This transfer-printed tile trivet’s design is from a set produced by AET in the 1890′s as part of a series of tiles depicting illustrations from Walter Crane’s book of English nursery rhymes, “Baby’s Opera”.
  This is a commemorative piece celebrating the Pittsburg Tile Industry Field Day of July [...]

American Encaustic Vent Tile

On February 11, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Los Angeles, CA  1919-1933  (Zanesville, OH  1875-1935) This antique vent or sun-breaker tile with a trefoil design integrating a central acanthus motif has a pleasing celadon-hued glaze.  Vent or grill tiles can be used for their original function or a myriad of striking decorative applications, limited only by imagination and creativity. [...]

AET Clipper Ship Tile

On February 9, 2011, in American Tiles, Norman Karlson Collection, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  
1875-1935 Handsome antique relief tile depicting a clipper ship in full sail.  
The Art Deco design in vellum glazes of soft black and oxblood has a spirited and dynamic use of line.
   Makes a wonderful gift of a collector of ships.  
See this tile in Norman Karlson’s Encyclopedia [...]

Victorian Portrait Tile/Summer

On February 4, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH  1875-1935 We attribute this vintage Majolica molded relief 6×6 tile to AET.  This is a delightful dust-pressed majolica art tile nicely set in a contemporary wood frame.  The graceful, feminine portrait and delicate flowers are bordered on the right side with the embossed word “Summer.”  The bright emerald glaze [...]

AET Fu (Foo) Dog/Lion Tile

On January 29, 2011, in American Tiles, by nancy

American Encaustic Tiling Co., Zanesville, OH    1875-1935 This is a superlative, high-relief tile depicting a Foo dog bordered by  a graceful swirl of peonies and bracketed at each corner with a linear geometric motif.   Foo dogs are the ancient guardians of Buddhist teples.  Peonies are highly prized for their exquisite beauty and are [...]

AET Angel with Cymbals Tile

On January 22, 2011, in American Tiles, Norman Karlson Collection, by nancy

Adorable vintage AET signed tile with winged figure playing the cymbals.