Sample Tiles: These images offer examples of tiles that recipients could chose. Recipients are not limited to these choices & can spend their gift card on any products up to the level purchased or beyond if they wish to add to the final purchase total themselves. Unfortunately, we are not able to refund the difference for choices made that total under the value of the gift card; however we can offer a credit note (allocation) of the remaining balance that can be used by the recipient against any future purchases. Usual postage & packing costs apply & should be considered within your Gift Card order; postage & packing is added automatically on checkout in relation to size & weight.

*Please note: These vintage tiles are UNUSED i.e. they have NOT been attached to a wall or floor surface & are therefore completely clean of adhesive & in effect in ‘as new’ condition. This is extremely rare for vintage tiles made between 2 - 4 decades ago. 

Most of these high quality ceramic tiles were made by The Art Tile Company nearly 40 years ago. They combined (then) state of the art technology with traditional skills & techniques to create authentic reproduction designs. Tiles were decorated using different techniques including transfer & lithograph printing & sometimes hand painting (sometimes combined). The intricate ‘encaustic’ tiles (inlaid) are c. 20 years old & were made by the last incarnation of the historic manufacturer Maw & Co. The complexity of these processes is reflected in the value & price of each product. 

Printed & painted patterns can vary & occasionally even lose some of their design register during the production & firing process. Even with a batch of the same coloured tiles; there are always likely to be colour variations due to these hand decoration techniques & even kiln position. We will always try to select & provide matching tiles when customers order a number of the same designs. Glaze surfaces can be uneven & occasionally include ‘imperfections’. We feel this is inherent to the authenticity & character of these period replica tiles. The encaustic tiles are also subject to some colour shrinkage & shape variations (especially the ‘uncut’ productions). Anyone who has studied original Victorian tiles will know that they were subject to even more variation & sometimes quite significant ‘blemishes’; mainly due to the hand made processes used & somewhat imprecise nature of coal-fired bottle ovens. We respect that some people want more standard ‘perfect’ tiles. If this is the case; then these tiles probably aren’t for you. However, we would love you to consider them for your needs; we don’t believe you will be disappointed!