A large run of antique French ceramic borders

A large run of antique French ceramic border tiles, 15cm square and c.15mm thick, the tiles are reversed stamped B&W, being Boucquey et Winckelmans, and date from the  1920's - 1930's

We include in the gallery scans from the Boucquey et Wickelmans catalogue in our possession showing the tiles.

Reclaimed and fully restored, having had their old mortar and years of wax and dirt removed they arrive ready to relay

Pleasing antique patina of groutable edge nibbles and the occasional small chip

Can be laid in two ways as can be seen in the photographs

225 tiles available totalling almost 33.75 linear metres / 110 linear feet in length plus 5 or so free rejects that can be used to make mitre border corners.

Ideal for framing a floor; a chessboard damier, plain ceramic, antique tile stone etc. Optionally, as they are highly fired, they can be laid outside on a garden or entrance path

The lot can be split to sell to your surface requirement

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.