A bold design in green might represent the leaves of a staghorn fern
It bears the early circular mark from the 1920's
This antique tile was made in Zell Germany by Georg Schmider around 1900
They would be happily drinking ale
The tile measures 7" square and over 3/4" thick
Royal Delft Tile, Owls at Night, Arts and Crafts Porceleyne de Fles colonial A bold design in greenThis wonderful Arts and Crafts era tile was made by Porcelyne de Fles otherwise known as Royal Delft. Designed in cuenca, or raised line, with matte crystalline matte glazes, the tile shows a pair of owls in a dark sky perching on the ruins of a building. It is self framed with hanging holes incised into the top edge. A wire, string, or ribbon can be inserted into the holes to hang on the wall. Measures 4 3 4" tall, 8 3 4" wide, and 1 2" thick. This