Rare Carter Glazed Encaustic Tile • Condition: Excellent • Price: £140 (approx $188) • Stock number: 07401 UK Special Delivery +£13 Europe Priority +£21 USA & World Priority +£32 Currency Converter Ask a question Half a dozen flake chips to the rim, other minor marks.   Style: Medieval Technique: Encaustic, salt glazed Maker: Carter & Co., Worcester Dimensions: 6" x 6" Date: 1880 (circa)   Most encaustic tiles lack the sparkle for me that I find in glazed tiles with bold colours but this group of fascinating subjects and history is intriguing. Tiles from Carter & Co. of St George's, Worcester are rarely found, I had a shop in the city for seven years and never came across a single one it appears knowledge of the company has virtually disappeared. Why salt glazed? I was not aware that any encaustics were salt glazed and the utility of the protection that lead glaze offers seems lacking with salt glaze. The style and subject does not seem that well suited for hearths either. This has a little gothic feel but the coronets and simple lilies aren't totally dedicated to a single style. This time we have triple S, St Stephens School perhaps, there has been quite a few of them over the centuries.. The tile surface is distressed, deliberately distressed before it was glazed. This leads me to another hypothesis perhaps it is a 19th century reproduction, we know that Herbert Minton began the modern tile era with his drive to recreate medieval tiles, perhaps this and others in the group were commissioned for restoration of a historic building. Verso perfectly clean embossed Varter & Co., St George's, Worcester.   Information Tiles For Sale Contacts Order Information