CAVEMAN, WOMAN AND ANIMAL RELIEF PLAQUE - FANTONI
in the manner of Fantoni (Florence), but unsigned, this piece is framed in a 15 x 19 inch frame. a few small flakes to the mounted pieces.
$385
ABSTRACT FIGURAL RELIEF TILE
large whimsical 1950's-60s tile with complex carving and bright glazing. measures 3 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches in 8 x 16 inch frame. linen mat. faint glue stain on mat. unsigned.
SOLD
HARRIS STRONG CHURCH TILE
marked on rear (Bronx).
SOLD
HARRIS STRONG TILE CLOCK
battery operated clock on walnut frame. Unsigned, heart-shaped hangers on rear that allow the clock to be hung horizontally or vertically. 11 x42 x 1 1/2 inches deep. small loss to frame at inner corner that would not be visible and wear to one or two tiles. Attribution to Harris Strong's craftsman Bill Chaikin (other examples abound).
$850
ROMANY US QUARRY TILE PLATE
Arts and crafts platter 9 1/2 inches across. Deeply carved center, having an abstract image, with a nice gloss finish and the weight of a tile. The color in center is a transparent green with dark green in carved area. Back is glazed turqouise and clearl y marked.
$75
4 TILE MOD PANEL SIGNED ESPINOZA
12 square- mounted on wood with hanger. Orange, cream, brown and black, matte and gloss- Signed Epsinoza 76 PR. Beautifully made. Excelelnt condition.
SOLD
HARRIS STRONG 4-TILE EUROSCAPE
6 x 24 inich multi-perspective panorama tile painting, mounted in original gold-rimed 9 3/4 x 27 3/4 inch wood frame, with original sticker on rear (Harris Strong Bronx studio). wear to frame.
$400
MARIANNE STARCK MICHAEL ANDERSON CAT
craquelure relief tile with cat image, marked MS and with impressed Anderson chop on rear. #5835. 3 1/2 x 5 x 3/4 inches.
$165
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PAIR ITALIAN SCENIC DECORATIVE WALL TILES
10"x4"x1/2" with inset loop hanger top. Thick bright and shiny multicolored glazed image of young woman with fruit on her head and a Mediterranean scene. Buff clay body is embossed 784/1& 20x16 rear. Excellent condition. Italian manufacture.
$185/pr
CRACKLE GLAZE DECORATIVE DEER WALL TILE
Shaped tile is 11"x 4" x 5/8". Pooled jewel like transparent crackle glaze fill areas that define the design-like cloisonne. Off white textured clay body, string hanger and is embossed GERMANY HANDARBEIT with a shield and a sword handle rear. Small rim chip that is the same color as the area, so unnoticable. (see enlargement)
$95
HARRIS STRONG FRUIT TILE FRIEZE
4-tile frieze, walnut frame, label on rear (Ellsworth, Maine). size: 11 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches.
SOLD
RUSCHA GERMANY HANDMADE RELIEF PLAQUE
Sixties-era rectangular ceramic tile with high relief glazed circles,
hook for hanging, measures 7 1/4 x 9 inches. stamped on rear.
$185
ART TILE PORTRAIT
Brightly glazed heavy terra cotta portrait 8 1/2 tile. Embossed intial (stylized y) in upper right of tile, hand signed dedication rear (see enlargement)- plain wood frame with hanger.
$150
PAIR OF HARRIS STRONG PLAYING CARD PLAQUES
matching multicolor relief tile plaques depicting medieval royalty: a king on horseback and his lute-playing queen. Measure 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. heart-shaped hooks on rear. one piece (lute-player) has shallow horizontal chip on rear that is not visible from the front. Harris Strong design. No sticker or signature (possibly it could be beneath the glued on mounting board at the center of the rear. (cf.: Perreault, \Artistry and Engineering, pp. 13, 26., fig 29).
$595/pair
HARRIS STRONG LUTE PLAQUES
matched pair of large plaques with incised decorated shaped tiles, Harris Strong studio (no mark); heart-shaped hooks on rear, model W- 46 and W- 47 each plaque measures 9 x 36 inches.
$400/pair
HARRIS STRONG /BILL CHAIKIN TILE TABLE LAMP #4078
unusual tall wanut lamp inset with Harris Strong tiles, by Bill Chaikin. original manufacture. no shade, unsigned. See Perrault/Rago catalog 1995, #40, p 16.
$1200
HARRIS STRONG "MADAGASCAR" TILE FRIEZE
5 tiles mounted on 16 x 48 inch board; they are of different sizes and represent primitive hunting scenes. excellent condition, unmarked, heart-shaped hooks, from Harris Strong studio. Designed by Roslyn Pignard-Strong with motifs taken from original Madagascar door carvings (cf. Perreault, Artistry and Engineering, p. 10, #6.)
SOLD
LARGE BOTTLES WALL TILE
16" high with hanger built in, tan clay body. Sticker rear reads "Keramik Weber" & Koln. Also has ink stamp "Italy" but has more of a German look to us. Nice mottled glossy decoration on deep chocolate background.
$125
PAIR HARRIS STRONG BIRD PLAQUES
Heavy terra cotta shaped tiles mounted on ivory wood. 16 x 24 each. Fanstastic colors- one exceelent, one has 2 very minor repaired hairlines.
$675 / pr
FRAMED DANCING COUPLE TILE SIGNED WHEDON
Painting on 2 6x6 inch tiles in frame, signed lower right Whedon in gold, with gold lustre highlights.
Aida Whedon, (1915-93) Port Washington, NY studied at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton and Hans Hoffman from 1933 to 1938 and with Ruth Leaf at the New School of Social Research from 1975 to 1980
11 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches framed. - SOLD
FRAMED PORSGRUND TILE
raised decoration with wooden frame, made in Norway; about 8 1/2 inches square in frame.
$75
DAVID HOLLEMAN FRAMED CUBIST TILE MOSAIC
wood frame, circa 1950's, signed on rear. Artist is known for public commissions for Dartmouth College, NY Board of Education, etc. center figural tile is about 5 x 8 inches; the piece measures 12 1/2 x 16 inches in its frame.
$ 750
DANISH DECORATIVE TILE PLAQUE
glazed terra cotta plaque with peasant scene, measuring 5 1/2 x 11 inches, signed on rear Fyrbo, Astrid, made in Denmark
$125
BENNINGTON SUN TILE
abstract carved sun tile marked Benington potters on rear. 8 inches square. blue or yellow.
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DANISH ABSTRACT CERAMIC WALL RELIEF
Volcanic glazed plaque has green orange and cobalt glazed mushroom-like protuberances. About 7 1/2 x 10 inches x 3 inches in relief. Signed on the back G NETBLUND(?) DANMARK 275 A with cipher.
$ 250
BENNINGTON DAISY TILE PLAQUE
Rectangular Benington plaque with deeply incised decoration, hook for hanging. 11 1/2 x 6 inches.
Blue - $ 105
Green - (no hook) - $95
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GEOMETRIC MULTICOLOR CERAMIC TILE
Moorish style geometric multicolor tile with raised multicolor decoration and white outlines, that show radiating lines and 6 pointed stars. It measures 10 3/4 inches across and 5 1/2 inches in height, and is glazed with brown, blue, black and green. The back is unmarked (terra cotta). Condition of the front is very good (used), with slight wear around the edges. Back shows a small chip on lower right corner.
SOLD
LARGE FRAMED CUBIST RELIEF PLAQUE
Spectacular cubist high relief plaque, framed and matted with a simple wood frame and linen mat. unsigned; 7 x 16 inch tile, 10 x 20 inch frame.
$485
3 ABSTRACT METTLACH SPLATTER TILES
Square tiles with abstract decoration in shades of orange, with metallic glaze, marked on back Mettlach/Germany (Saar).
$100/ 3
LISA LARSON CARVED GUSTAVSBERG WALL PIECE
Vintage (circa 1970) decorative roundel tile by well-known Swedish artist Lisa Larson. Stoneware circle measures 4 3/4 inches and stands 1 1/4 inches from the wall, has carved image of abstract bird, completely carved out so you see through to the wall behind it. Decorated in gilt with shades of taupe, grey, with Gustavsberg sticker and part of a Lisa Larson Design sticker, with wire for hanging.
SOLD
HARRIS STRONG TILES - EUROPEAN SCENES
5 inch square tiles are gold rimmed and individually mounted in frames with typical heart-shaped hooks, original Harris Strong stickers. Slight wear to frames.
Alpine Scene
Venetian Piazza
Street Scene
Florentine Piazza
$100 each
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RUSCHA HORSE PLAQUE
Irregular shaped plaque with glazed horses and foliage measures 12 inches at longest. Signed on rear with cipher 73 HCRH
$50