VERY RARE * Grueby Pottery Tile * DIAMOND GEOMETRIC ** (SAVE U FRAME)
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VERY RARE * Grueby Pottery Tile * DIAMOND GEOMETRIC ** (SAVE U FRAME):
$49.00
Description Very Rare and Highly Prized (2 COLOR)
RARE GRUEBY4\" x 4\" tiles,Geometric Diamond in polychrome matte glazes onred clay base.(please see pictures.)This tileis very colorful and in good condition with no large noticeable chips on the face and no notable chips on the edges.The sides may have been cut back slightly on an angle to remove the tile, but in no way effects the front of the tile.There is a little mortar, from the original installation,filling in some of the smallinclusions, formed during the firing process, that can be removed using a dental pick, needleor something of that nature.
(PLEASEVIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY BEFORE PURCHASE)
These tiles still have mortar on the sides and backing, you cleanand 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 below. You may check outadditional Grueby tiles in varies sizes and designs we have listed by
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These would look great in any collection! Buy these while you 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!
Please view our other items for more 4\" x 4\" and 6\" x 6\" Grueby Tiles removed from the same locationby CLICKING HERE!
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 terra cotta. 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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Houswerks Antiques has an ever changing collection of architectural and industrial artifacts, antiques, unusual decorative objects, new old stock, re-purposed and rescued items. We specialize in reclamation, re-purposing and sales of these items.
BAYARD STATION known at its opening in 1885 as The Chesapeake Gas Works served as the headquarters of The Chesapeake Gas
Company of Baltimore City. This forward thinking company pioneered new techniques for the manufacture of coke gas, a man made fuel that predates the city\'s use of natural gas. These innovations allowed the company, under the stewardship of E. J. Jerzmanowski, the \"Polish Baron,\" to sharply undercut its competitors, triggering price wars that destabilized the competition and ultimately resulted in a series of mergers. By 1888 all of Baltimore\'s gas producers were under the ownership of one company Consolidated Gas, known today as BGE.
During the station\'s heyday, the gas works spread over 14 acres bordered by Bayard Street to the south, Wicomico Street to the
east, Nanticoke to the west and Ostend to the north. The complex included the Valve House (Housewerks), four large telescoping holding tanks called \"gasometers\" situated directly behind the valve house (no longer extant), and a series of processing buildings across Hamburg Street, of which one remains today. The gas was manufactured, stored in the gasometers, and then piped into the valve house where it was compressed before being directed into the main lines of the city. (The pipe for the Hamburg Street Line is still visible in the cellar!)
After the 1888 gas company merger, Bayard Station continued to produce gas for a few more years before all processing moved to the Spring Garden site, where it continues to this day. By 1904, the Baltimore Gas Appliance Manufacturing Company had leased the former plant buildings to assemble the famed Oriole Stove; a fixture in many of Baltimore\'s kitchens. Over the years Consolidated maintained the Valve House for various purposes ranging from offices and record keeping facilities to classroom space. Period photographs show how the building changed over time: a vault was added after 1890, an addition enlarged the west wing, and its floor was lowered to accommodate a street-level entrance in the 1910s. In the 1920\'s a large motorized blower assembly was featured on the main floor before being modified again to teach apprentice gas fitters in the 1950\'s.
Most of the Bayard Street Station was torn down by the mid-1960s, leaving only the Valve House and Retort House. Consolidated, now BGE, continued to hold the property surrounding the Valve House until the mid-1980s when it was sold into private hands and used as a photography studio over the next decade.
In February of 2005, Ben Riddleberger, current owner of Housewerks, purchased Bayard Station and started his architectural salvage business. Over the past 10 years, the Housewerks team has stabilized the long vacant building and has highlighted its many fine details, including, ornamental plaster and woodwork, fireplaces, and Palladian windows.
In 2006, Housewerks worked with the Pigtown neighborhood to have the building included on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2010, Housewerks won the Baltimore Heritage Preservation Award for Baltimore’s best preservation project.We at Housewerks are delighted to be a part of this storied building\'s history, and are proud to say that Bayard Station is Housewerks home.
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VERY RARE * Grueby Pottery Tile * DIAMOND GEOMETRIC ** (SAVE U FRAME):
$49.00