A run of antique French Sand & Cie border tiles

A run of antique French ceramic border tiles, 15cm sq

Manufactured by Sand & Cie, Feignies, Maubeuge c,1900 we include scans from their period catalogue in our possession showing the borders

A good quality, robust ceramic with a pleasant patina, some tiles displaying small groutable chips or edge nibbles

42 tiles available for a linear length of 6.3 metres / 20.7 linear feet plus some free reject tiles that can be used as halves or for mitre corners

Can be laid on floors or walls as a statement splashback, shower feature, fireplace surround or in an inglenook, framing a modern ceramic or an antique parquet..

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.