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Antique Cement Encaustic Tiles 1 | 2
Phone: 212-461-0245 // 212-913-9588
We're pleased to announce that as of October 2014 we've purchased a massive stock of rare Encaustic Tiles from a major European antique yard from northern Italy who after 80 years in business has decided to close shop.
Combined with our American stock, our total Encaustic Tiles inventory is now easely considered the biggest on earth.
Originally decorative tiles, known as Encaustic tiles, were prepared from a pigmented clay base then heated or fired in a kiln.
Tiles made by this method were very popular and can still be seen widely in Europe, Latin America and the US.
The mosaic tile Encaustic paving has been produced and used traditionally since the late 19th century throughout the urbanized areas of the Mediterranean: France, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Italy, and the old European colonies of northern Africa and Latin America.
Each piece is manually crafted individually, with the same technique pioneered by the Turks over ten centuries ago which was posteriorly improved during the 19th century Following the discovery of Portland cement and the development of hydraulic presses, cement tiles, as we know them today are prepared without the use of clay or heating.
Cement tile appeared in the late 19th century in the south of France.
sources say the first tiles were made near the country's first Portland cement plant.
Around the turn of the 20th century, the tiles were very popular in the United States and were considered high-end floor covering.
It was used in thousands of landmark public buildings and palaces. Their popularity began making a comeback in the 2010's.
