8m2 antique ceramic floor with beautiful patina c.1870

An antique ceramic French floor totalling 8m2 / 86 sq. ft. in a cool palette of greys, charcoal and white.

These field tiles, 16cm square, have been reclaimed from an old Pharmacy in the Burgundy village of Verdun-Sur-Le-Doubs and open out in a classical tessellation across two repeating motifs.

Now fully restored and ready to relay these handmade tiles display a beautiful antique patina, as can be seen in the photographs of a random section of c.1m2. Owing to their handmade production there is subtle variation in tones, slip depth and motif detail and owing to their age, close to 150 years old, some tiles display small edge nibbles or small groutable chips but all have been quality controlled and at 15mm thick these are a quality ceramic. The tiles are reverse stamped and were produced by Duboc-Decaux-Forges-les-Eaux, a company active in ceramic encaustic tile production around 1870.

A highly fired tile it can be laid inside or outside of the home and will work efficiently with underfloor heating systems.

There are 308 field tiles available, totalling 8m2. Should a border tile be desired for the floor then we may have options available which can be seen by clicking here

NOTE:-
Antique tiles were most commonly made in single or two tile moulds. Before current computer automation methods their moulds were made my hand and the colour slips mixed by eye. Kiln temperatures could also be variable, as could the firing time. The result is that often tiles 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.