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Tiles have been used in most countries of the world as a sturdy building material for floors, roofs, fireplace surrounds, and surface toppings. The cuerda seca (dry cord) technique of decoration uses a greasy pigment to separate different glaze colors during firing. In cuenca (raised line) decorated tiles, the design is impressed, leaving ridges that separate the glaze colors. Dust-pressed tiles, tiles made by finely ground raw materials shaped in molds at high pressure before firing, were made by the J.B. Owens Floor & Wall Tile Company and other U.S. companies. Many of the American tiles are listed under the factory name.
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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Tiles | Stove | Putti Blue Green Majolica Glaze Oval High Relief c.1890 8 x 4 3/4 In. | 2011 | | | Tiles | Stove | Rose Gold Majolica Glaze Round High Relief c.1880 3 In. | 2011 | | | Tiles | Stove | Stylized Flowers Green Stippled Glaze c.1890 7 3/4 x 8 1/2 In. | 2011 | | | Tiles | White | Blue Aqua Majolica Press Molded Fujimiyaki Tile Works Japan c.1900 6 x 6 In. | 2011 | | | Tiles | Zodiac | Aries Ram Blue Ground Unglazed Red Clay Moravian c.1920 4 x 2 3/4 In. | 2011 |  | Tiles | Galleon | Multicolored, Stamped, Flint Faience Tile Co., 9 In., Illustrated | 2010 |  | Tiles | Mardi Gras Clown | Harris Strong, 12 In., Illustrated | 2010 |  | Tiles | Puss 'N' Boots | Cuenca, De Porceleyne Fles, 8 1/2 In., Illustrated | 2010 |  | Tiles | Wall Hanging | Cityscape, Multicolored, Rosewood Board, Harris Strong, 24 x 48 In., Illustrated | 2010 | | | Tiles | 2 Bulls Fighting | Frame, Harris Strong, 11 x 19 In. 2 Piece, | 2010 | | | Tiles | Bird | Flowers, Pottery, Glazed, Persia, 6 x 8 1/2 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Birds | On Red Flowering Branches, Gilt, Eastlake, 1870, 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Birds | Perched On Frame, 6 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Boy Reading Book | Classical Head, Low, Frame, c.1882, 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 In. Pair, | 2010 | | | Tiles | Cherubs | Frolicking, Dark Brown Glaze, 6 x 12 1/8 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Children | Mauve Glaze, 8 1/16 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Dandelions | Faience, Frame, 5 x 5 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Dogs | Olive Green Glaze, Triangle Within Triangle, 6-In. Square, 2 Piece, | 2010 | | | Tiles | Falconer | On Horseback, Pottery, Glazed, Persia, 8 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Farmer Planting Seeds | Signed, 12 1/4 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Flowers | Chocolate Brown, 6 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Frieze | Goldfish, Waves, Orange, Pink, Blue, Oak Arts & Crafts Frame, 13 x 18 In. 2 Piece | 2010 | | | Tiles | Geishas | Frame, Harris Strong, 24 In. 3 Piece, | 2010 | | | Tiles | Geometric Pattern | Mounted, Rosewood, Frame, 36 x 11 In. | 2010 | | | Tiles | Lamplighter | Cobalt Blue, Blue Crystalline Glaze, 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 In. | 2010 |
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