(Set of 4) VERY RARE - Grueby Pottery Tile - (2 COLORS) - GEOMETRICS - 4" x 4"

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GRUEBY TILES
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4 Very Rare and Highly Prized (2
COLORS
Hauteville & Robin Egg Blue)
(4 pcs) RARE GRUEBY 4" x 4" tiles, Geometric Shapes and polychrome matte glazes on red clay base. (please see pictures.) The tiles comes with (
2
) different prized Grueby colors.
These tiles are in good condition with minimal chips or notable issues on the face. They do have a little fading in the blue and some crazing on glaze. Also note on one of the tiles there is a an area in the tan color that the glaze did not adhere properly. I just think it adds character to the tiles. These aren't perfect but a nice example of Gruebys smaller tiles. and would display nicely. These tiles were removed using a grinder and masonry cutting wheel along the sides.
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These tiles still have mortar on the sides and backing, you clean and frame, you save!
This tile was rescued from the indoor pool surround at Magee mansion in Bloomsburg PA. constructed in 1947 and can be seen being removed by one of our craftsman, Trevor, pictured. You may check out additional Grueby tiles in varies sizes and designs we have listed by
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. Buy these while you still can, they are not making any more of these...what's out there, is all that there will ever be! These would look great in any collection, setting or project!
William H. Grueby (1867-1925) founded the Grueby Faience Company in 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts. Beginning in 1898, focusing primarily on art pottery vases, he introduced his own version of French matte finishes, including the matte green finish that became his signature work.
The popularity of his work, however, spawned mass market competition and eventually resulted in the company's demise in 1909. Grueby emerged from bankruptcy and began limited production runs that included statues, pottery, and tiles, before the company closed for good in 1920.
This company specialized in architectural tiles, brick and Terracotta. Grueby's work won international acclaim, earning medals at the 1900 International Exposition in Paris, the 1901 Pan -American Exposition in Buffalo, and the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. They were renowned for the matte green glaze which can be found in the 50th Street station. The company, which became even better known for its art pottery, was bought out by the C. Pardee Works in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1917.
It closed completely in 1938. The Grueby Faience Company produced many of the larger and more distinctive plaques: the ships at Columbus Circle; the eagle at 33rd Street; the beaver at Astor Place; as well as numerous decorative name and number plaques at Brooklyn Bridge, Bleeker Street, 14th, 18th, 42nd, 50th, 103rd, 110th and 116th Streets
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