17.5m2 Paray le Monial triple border ceramic - 1911

A recently reclaimed and now fully restored French ceramic encaustic floor totalling c.17m2 / 185 sq ft.

Manufactured in 1911 by Carrelages Ceramiques de Paray le Monial in Burgundy, France, the floor consists of a principal field tile and same size border, both 14.1cm sq, and a half size border 14.1cm x 7cm. The chain themed large border, itself top and tailed by a band themed half sized border, frames the geometric tessellation of the principal tiles and the palette of the floor has a contemporary feel, cool and with teal present. 

We include in the gallery, along with a randomly selected section of the floor for photography, some scans from the 1911 Paray le Monial catalogue presenting the floor. 

The ceramic is excellent with just ocassional tiles bearing edge nibbles or small groutable chips and being a highly fired and with almost zero porosity, they will work very efficiently with  underfloor heating systems.

Tile quantities by tile type:-

Field - 675 - 13.5m2 / 145 sq ft.

Large border - 100 plus 4 corners - 2.1m2 / 22.4 sq ft. - 14.7 linear metres / 48 linear ft.

Small border - 185 plus 6 corners - 1.9m2 / 20.2 sq ft. - 26 linear metres / 85.6 linear ft.