Decorative Ceramics Collection

A selection of beautifully designed ceramic tiles featuring floral and fruit motifs, showcasing intricate patterns and vibrant colors, highlighting artistic craftsmanship.

Tile, blue on white, centrally flower inside star shape, three-piece around, half rosette, corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted 'Haarlem tile'. Yellow ruddy and red shard square Two or four nail holes. AIb3 Haarlem
Tile, blue on white, centrally flower inside star shape, three-piece around, half rosette, corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted 'Haarlem tile'. Yellow ruddy and red shard square Two or four nail holes. AIb3 Haarlem
Tile Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeTile. Tile, painted in blue, green, orange and manganese. Decoration of curved flower and leaf refines. A quarter of rosette in two corners.Tile, Anonymous, 1615 - 1635 Tile with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) painted fruit bowl. In the corners, an Ossekop. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) painted fruit bowl. In the corners, an Ossekop. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaFragment with the coat of arms of William I, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1600 Fragment of stoneware. Partially covered with cobalt blue and formed by earthenware into a medallion. On the Scherf The Wapen van Willem van Oranje with the edge of the Deprenssen of Orranien Waser of DVTsen Blvot vanno 1590 '. For the medallion Ingidten ranks with stamped flowers. Corresponding list of BK-14712-2. Raeren. Rae stoneware. glaze. cobalt (mineral) vitrification Fragment of stoneware. Partially covered with cobalt blue and formed by earthenware into a medallion. On the Scherf The Wapen van Willem van Oranje with the edge of the Deprenssen of Orranien Waser of DVTsen Blvot vanno 1590 '. For the medallion Ingidten ranks with stamped flowers. Corresponding list of BK-14712-2. Raeren. Rae stoneware. glaze. cobalt (mineral) vitrificationWall facing, tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze, Running design for a frieze or a dado, composed of scrolls of foliage and strapwork, and four repeating motifs--a seated woman in a small upright oval medallion, a putto seated on a rocailled base, and strapwork in axial pattern. The various panels, A to F, show various repeats of the same design, all being five tiles high and a varying number of tiles wide., Possibly Rotterdam, Holland, Possibly Delft, Netherlands, ca. 1725, tiles, Decorative Arts, Wall facingSquared tile, painted multi-colored with a tulip on a ground. Late squared tile with a knurled edge and four lilies in the corners. Multicolored tulip on a ground.Wall tile, Lead-glazed earthenware, Similar to 1951-66-3., Ottoman Empire (present day Syria), late 16th-early 17th century, ceramics, Decorative Arts, Wall tileOrnament tile, diagonally placed tulip with rosette, corner pattern french lily, wall tile tile image ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Two-tone tile blue on white background Bellevue Rotterdam Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hillegersberg Zuid Kleiweg Originating from Huize Bellevue that stood on the Kleiweg.Tile, blue on white, centrally flower inside star shape, three-piece around, half rosette, corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted 'Haarlem tile'. Yellow ruddy and red shard square Two or four nail holes. AIb3 HaarlemWall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze; 5 tiles tall, various wideFragment of gray -baking earthenware, with a geometric pattern in white, blue, green and orange, anonymous, 1200 - 1899  Italy earthenware  Italy earthenwareWall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze; 5 tiles tall, various wideFloor Tile with Rosette. Spanish; Valencia (probably Manises). Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: 8.7 × 9.5 cm (3 7/16 × 3 3/4 in.). Tin-glazed earthenware. Origin: Manises. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Tile/tile fragment, Glazed earthenware, Spain or Italy, 17th century, tiles, Decorative Arts, Tile/tile fragmentPompAdourt tile. PumpAdourt tile with a multi-colored (blue, green, orange and yellow) painted flowerpot inside a square. In the corners, ornament in filling technology.Tile wall facing, Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze, Horizontal rectangle. Thirty tiles wide and twenty-three tiles high with opening for fireplace eleven tiles wide and ten high. Foliage arabesques disposed about three vertical axes from which are emphazised by urns at center and right, and at left by the figure of a standing woman carrying an infant on her arm and accompanied by two children., Possibly Rotterdam, Holland, Possibly Delft, Netherlands, ca. 1725, tiles, Decorative Arts, Tile wall facingFragment belonging to a party of 33 pieces, Anonymous, 1600 - 1650  Excerpt belonging to a party of 33 pieces, some of which are in blue and white; in white; Blue, green, yellow and orange decorated. Note: Dug up in the Walloon Island in Amsterdam. Northern Netherlands earthenwareTile Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeTile, flower pot in blue on white, corner motif lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedField of four tiles, Anonymous, 1600 - 1625 Field of 4 tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) painted rosette surrounded by pomegranates and grape bunches. In the corners, a quarter rosette. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of 4 tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) painted rosette surrounded by pomegranates and grape bunches. In the corners, a quarter rosette. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaWall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeTile, flower pot in blue on white, corner motif big ox head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedDishwill of earthenware with white tinglaze at the rear and at the front tinglaze and a decoration of flowers in blue, damaged, anonymous, 1500 - 1799, among other things   earthenware. tin glaze   earthenware. tin glazeTile (USA); Manufactured by Hamilton Tile Works Co.; glazed stonewareWall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeOrnament tile, diagonally across the tile white braid band motif, corner motif quarter rosette, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Light yellow shard with fine red dots and square strings. Multicolored: blue (ocher to lemon) yellow and orange on white. Savings technique MoorsWall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze; 5 tiles tall, various wideWall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeF.J. Kleyn, Ornament tile, rosette with flower heart, corner pattern ox head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow shard square two nail holes. Purple on white tile bakery Piet Heijn Aelbrechtskolk 7 Delfshaven RotterdamCalouste Gulbenkian Museum. Velvet. Turkey. Bursa. 16th century. Ottoman period.Ornament tile, diagonally across the tile white braid band motif, corner motif quarter rosette, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Light yellow shard with fine red dots and square squares. Multicolored: blue (ocher to lemon) yellow and orange on white. Savings technique MoorsTile, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 Tile painted in yellow with a climbing lion. BelgiumTunesië (possibly) earthenware. lead glaze majolica Tile painted in yellow with a climbing lion. BelgiumTunesië (possibly) earthenware. lead glaze majolicaTile Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeFlower tile, flowerpot, half rosette in the middle of the sides, corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Ruddy shard square three nail holes. Multicolored: blue orange yellow green on white ground.Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeFragment majolica dish, blue on white, Italian-looking tendrils, plate crockery holder soil find ceramics pottery glaze, majolica Cooked on prunes. Italian decor. The entire stand ring is also glazed archeology Italy Rotterdam decorate food archaeological find in the soil Rotterdam 1916.Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeFragment majolica dish, polychrome, oak leaf and sprits, dish plate tableware holder soil find ceramic earthenware enamel, baked underside covered with lead glaze. Polychrome pink red shard scraped pottery archeology decorate serving foodTray 1884 Worcester factory The lozenge-shaped tray is transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a complex design of circles filled with different ground patterns, as though numerous decorated disks had been spread out over the tray, overlapping and overlapped by their neighbors. Over all are clumps of stenciled motifs in gold, consisting of decorated circles, squares, hexagons, plants, flowers, pen boxes, and leaves. The mark S.Y. in gold on the underside of the tray is that of an anonymous gilder. Other marks are a printed Royal Worcester Company mark, a v for the year I884, and the Company's impressed mark, also crowned. In 1876 the director of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company, Reginald Binns, sent back to England a large consignment of Japanese ceramics purchased at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Two years later the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company was awarded a Gold Medal for the overall achievement of its entire exhibit at the Paris International Exhibition, in wFlowerpot flowerpot, flowerpot between balusters in blue on white, corner pattern french lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Square.Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeExcerpt deep plate from v.o.c.-ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Fragment deep plate from v.o.c. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', 20 present. Jingdezhen bone china (material)   Sint-HelenaField of four tiles with flower pots. Four tiles field (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, orange, green and yellow) flowerpot with marigolds. In the corners, a quarter of rosette. One loose tile (BK-1955-223-B-1).Eschutcheon, A.W.N. Pugin, English, 1812-1852, Brass, Rectangular brass lock with pierced Gothic design of stylized foliage and brass 'rope' applique., ca. 1845, metalwork, Decorative Arts, EschutcheonFour tiles, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600 Four tiles of earthenware, painted in blue, always with two back -placed birds. In the middle of the four tiles together a rosette. Catalonia earthenware. engobe Four tiles of earthenware, painted in blue, always with two back -placed birds. In the middle of the four tiles together a rosette. Catalonia earthenware. engobeTile Mosaic Fragment, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400 tile Fragment of a wall covering consisting of a mosaic of monochrome tiles in different colors and shapes. Between white tires, purple, yellow and blue fillings. Andalusia earthenware. tin glazeBowl 13th century. Bowl 447149Tile, flowerpot in blue on white, corner motif lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedExcerpt deep plate from v.o.c.-ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Fragment deep plate from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'. Jingdezhen bone china (material)   Sint-HelenaChinese plaque depicting Magpies and a blossoming plum tree. Dated 17th CenturyWhite tile with blue lily-of-the-valley with butterfly; corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedTile painted with four green lizards. Tile of pottery, painted with four green lizards along the edges and four dragonflies in the middle in light green, all against a gray fond. The edges in red-brown, also the sides.Flower Tile, flower on ground in orange, brown, green and blue on white, corner design lily, corner point orange, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Orange brown green and blue on white.Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeFlower Tile, flowerpot in blue on white, corner motif of ox's head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Ruddy shard square three nail holes. Blue on white fond.Panel; tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration; Overall: H: 147.3 x W: 85.1 cm (58 x 33 1/2 in.)Plate; Bayreuth (ceramic family), Knoeller (manufacturer; 1728-1744); 1728-1744 (1720-00-00-1720-00-00);Ornament tile, diagonal ornament in quatrefoil with bows in which orange apples and flowers, palm corner, corner pattern rosette, wall tile tile sculpture ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow and reddish shard square two and four nail holes. Multicolored: brown blue green yellow on white ground (variation in light and dark). Saving technique in blue on white.Tiles with Flowers, and aFigureOrnament tile, diagonal ornament in quatrefoil with bows in which orange-apples and flowers, palm corner, corner pattern rosette, wall tile tile sculpture ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow and reddish shard square two and four nail holes. Multicolored: brown blue green yellow on white ground (variation in light and dark). Saving technique in blue on white.White floor tile with blue musketeer, accolade and wing leaf motif, image ended, floor tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Majolica floor tile misbaksel. Presentation in brace with soldier with musquet and forquet Beauregard Blois De GheynFragment majolica dish, green and blue on white, pointy pears, plate crockery holder soil find ceramic earthenware glaze, Cooked on the underside covered with lead glaze. Polychrome archeology adorn serving foodField of sixteen tiles with flowers, anonymous, c. 1640 - c. 1670 Field of sixteen tiles (4 x 4) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) painted flower on a floor within a circle with an ox head in the corners. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of sixteen tiles (4 x 4) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) painted flower on a floor within a circle with an ox head in the corners. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaOrnament tile, diagonally across the tile white braid band motif, corner motif quarter rosette, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware enamel, baked 2x glazed painted Light yellow shard with fine red dots and square strings. Multicolored: blue (ocher to lemon) yellow and orange on white. Savings technique MoorsGlass mosaic bowl fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Translucent turquoise blue appearing green, opaque yellow, white, and red.Outsplayed rim with beveled edge; vertical side, possibly from a large, deep bowl.Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a turquoise blue ground dotted with numerous yellow rods and occasional red streaks, surrounding a central rod of uncertain color (blue or purple) outlined by rings in yellow, red, and white.Polished interior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on interior; creamy weathering and iridescence on exterior; some iridescent weathering on jagged edges.. Glass mosaic bowl fragment. Roman. late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.. Glass; cast. Early Imperial. GlassPaperweight 1801-1900 Clichy. Glass . Clichy GlasshouseWorkpiece lace pledding with sun medallion, Geesje Smid, c. 1890 - c. 1899 Workpiece for the 'Diploma Beautiful Handwerken'. Square of reticella with sun medallion. Netherlands linen (material) Workpiece for the 'Diploma Beautiful Handwerken'. Square of reticella with sun medallion. Netherlands linen (material)Blessing Card, 1857-1865.  From a collection of Valentine, Christmas and Birthday cardsTile, orange, brown, green, and blue on white, flowerpot in square, corner pattern palm, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedPaperweight, 20th century, 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8in. (3.8 x 6.7 x 6.7cm), Glass, China, 20th centuryInlay fragment. Dimensions: l. 2 × ht. 1.5 cm (13/16 × 9/16 in.). Date: 100 BC-100 AD.A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectioned at right angles, probably by striking the bar with appropriate tools, to produce small inlay tiles. The tile would then be smoothed and polished on the face intended to appear outwards. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tile. Tile, painted in white, blue and yellow / brown, glaze deepened and with metal gloss. Decoration of braided tires, in between flower characters.Dish with raised mirror, polychrome painted with watercolor, n.v. Plateelbakkerij Ram, c. 1920 - c. 1922 Dish of earthenware, with raised mirror, polychrome painted in the middle with watercolor, unglazed. Arnhem earthenware. watercolor (paint) Dish of earthenware, with raised mirror, polychrome painted in the middle with watercolor, unglazed. Arnhem earthenware. watercolor (paint)Fragment majolica dish, green and blue on white, grapes and apples on the convex mirror, plate dish tableware holder soil find ceramic earthenware enamel, baked underside covered with lead glaze. Polychrome Blue fruit and green leaves. Decorating the soul of pancake dish or salad dish archeologyShards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'. Jingdezhen bone china (material)   Sint-HelenaPaperweight 1845-1905 Liège. Glass . Cristalleries du Val-Saint-LambertShards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'.  porcelain   Sint-HelenaShards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of signs from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'. Jingdezhen bone china (material)   Sint-HelenaWall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze; 5 tiles tall, various wideTile (Netherlands); glazed earthenwarePlaque with Paired Birds for Belt or Shroud, 11th-10th Century BC. China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC). Jade ; overall: 2.5 x 3.7 cm (1 x 1 7/16 in.).Tile, orange, brown, green, and blue on white, flowerpot in square, corner pattern palm, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedTile with blue drawing, tile pilaster footage fragment ceramic earthenware glaze, d 0.9F.J. Kleyn, Ornament tile, clovers, Rotterdammer cross rose, corner motif flower, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x painted glazed Square yellow shard two nail holes colored cloverleaf. Multicolored: purple yellow and blue on white background Rotterdam tile bakery Piet HeijnTile with fruit bowl, anonymous, c. 1640 - c. 1660 Part of a field of sixteen tiles (4 x 4), see BK-1955-286-A. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Part of a field of sixteen tiles (4 x 4), see BK-1955-286-A. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaTile with leaf and berry design, 1881-1883, J. & J.G. Low Patent Art Tile Works, Chelsea, Massachussets, 1877-1907, 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 7/16 in. (10.95 x 10.95 x 1.11 cm), Glazed ceramic, United States, 19th centuryDishwill of earthenware with lead glaze on the rear and at the front tinglaze and part of a portrait in blue and yellow, damaged, anonymous, 1500 - 1799   earthenware. tin glaze. lead glaze   earthenware. tin glaze. lead glazeTile, tulip on ground in blue on white, inside serrated square, corner pattern french lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedOrnament tile, checkerplate motif, large windows, floor tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, Transparent dark blue on gray with brushed diamond pattern.Tile, double flower on ground in orange, green and blue on white, inside serrated square with plume, corner pattern french lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedTile Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeDish;  2nd half XVII century () (1651-00-00-1700-00-00);Bird Plaque Ornament. Culture: Vicús. Dimensions: H.2 x W. 2 in. (5 x 5 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.-A.D. 2nd century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Inlay fragment, conventional floral pattern 1st-3rd Century A.D. Roman Period A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectioned at right angles, probably by striking the bar with appropriate tools, to produce small inlay tiles. The tile would then be smoothed and polished on the face intended to appear outwards.. Inlay fragment, conventional floral pattern. 1st-3rd Century A.D.. Mosaic glass. Roman Period. From EgyptPaperweight 1841-1860 France. Glass . Compagnie de Saint LouisDishwill of earthenware with a drawing of a church, in underly glaze blue, anonymous, 1500 - 1799   earthenware. glaze   earthenware. glazeDish decorated with decor in black and brown, Villeroy & Boch Ceramic Werke K.G., 1906 Dish of Chromolith-SteenGoed, decorated in black and brown with a decor that looks like a wheel with spokes (or a flower chalice in relief) Metling mastery stoneware Dish of Chromolith-SteenGoed, decorated in black and brown with a decor that looks like a wheel with spokes (or a flower chalice in relief) Metling mastery stonewarePaperweight 1840-1865 Baccarat. Technological improvements to optical scientific instruments in the mid-nineteenth century spurred a veritable obsession across Europe with identifying and classifying the natural world. Amateur botanists were eager to collect and preserve floral specimens, which they intently researched and catalogued. In response to this broad appeal, French glassmakers made paperweights that portrayed the very botanical subjects that were so enthusiastically sought. Many weights represented specimens with horticultural correctness, but others were entirely fanciful creations. Paperweights like this example speak to the periodís fascination with taxonomic systems.From the late 1840s to early 1860s, French manufacturers of fine glass and crystalósuch as Baccarat (Alsace), Clichy (Paris), and Saint-Louis (Lorraine)ócatered to the vast public enthusiasm for beautiful yet functional desk accessories. Paperweights, which were designed to secure loose papers against drafts, Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'.  porcelain. bone china (material)   Sint-HelenaTile with a blue painted pastoral performance, 1680 - 1725 Tile with a blue painted pastoral representation within a scalloped circle surrounded by purple splash. In the corners, a saved heart shape. Belonging to a group of 23 tiles. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile with a blue painted pastoral representation within a scalloped circle surrounded by purple splash. In the corners, a saved heart shape. Belonging to a group of 23 tiles. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica