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Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile
Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile
Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile
Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile
Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile
Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile

Antique Adolph Metzner Hamilton Tile Works Elk Deer Staff Brown High Gloss Tile

$ 26.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Art Tile
  • Color: Brown
  • Decade: Pre 1890
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Pottery Technique: Faience

    Description

    FOR SALE:   An antique Adolph Metzner / Hamilton Tile Works ceramic brown high gloss tile depicting a
    stag / elk / deer.   The tile has been mounted in a wooden frame with wire & tape.   It is u
    nmarked but examples of the same tile can be found on the internet. In fact, this is just a portion of what I discovered about Mr. Metzner:
    Around 1880 Metzner learned through his family friends that the Royal Pottery Company in
    Hamilton, Ohio
    , was for sale. With a partner he purchased the company, its stock, and kilns, to found the Metzner and Hatt Tile Company, and relocated with his family to Hamilton. In partnership with Jacob Louis Bieler, an Indianapolis brewer, Metzner and his sons, Otto and Max, continued to perfect a technique to produce high quality enameled artistic tile and ceramic glazes. In 1884 Metzner and his new partners, Dr. Theodore Wild of Chicago, who served with Metzner in the military and bought Bieler's business interest, and Julius Bunsen, renamed their company the Hamilton Tile Works. Metzner served as the company's vice president for more than ten years. After the company's reorganization in 1897, Metzner left it to work for the
    American Encaustic Tiling Company
    in
    Zanesville, Ohio
    . In 1900, Metzner and his son, Max, helped reestablish the C. Pardee Works, a decorative tile manufacturer in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The New Jersey firm later acquired the
    Grueby Faience Company
    of Boston
    ITEM CONDITION:    Very good, gently used, antique condition.  There are very minor chips along the edge and age-related crazing throughout.   Also there is wear on his high relief antlers (see photos)
    ITEM MEASUREMENTS (approximately):    Frame = 7 1/2" x 7 1/2",   Tile =  6" x 6" x 1/2"
    Please view all photos carefully to evaluate condition issues important to you prior to bidding.
    Payment due within
    48 HOURS
    of the end of the listing.  I do not ship outside the United States.  Handling cost includes insurance fee for auction values over .  All sales are final. Thank you very much for purchasing your future heirloom!
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