Posted 12 years ago
ho2cultcha
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the first two are interestingly textured which should really help prevent slipping on them. the 2nd pic is the back of that tile. The 3rd pic is of another tile - St Ghislain - Belgique. i'd love to find out more about all three of these tiles. i think that they are all from 1900-1910.
Really beautiful!
The first one is my favorite, love the mosaic with the fleur-de-lis!
thanks toracat and walksoftly. i think that the first tiles are Villeroy and Boch Metlach tiles from 1900-1910. i found some similar ones online which were pretty expensive.
I found a pitcher with the same name on it, but they also had a coordinating piece with a different mark, which might help you get more info on the company. maybe it was bought over. Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Saint-Chislain-Belgium-Pitcher-Bowl-Set-1837-/330404837202
there has been a faïenceries de Saint-Ghislain
run by francois-alexandre dubois (1838-1920) and his son antoine dubois (1869-1949)
but your tile is supposed to be by the factory shown underneath the article about the dubois
not a lot of informations but some nice pictures can be found here:
http://www.mons-borinage.be/sghislain2.html
and here you should find out more:
http://artnouveau.eu/admin_ponencies/functions/upload/uploads/Mario_Baeck.pdf