Calco (California Clay Products), South Gate, CA 1923-1932 Bright, eye-catching pattern has 4 glossy glaze colors on this antique border tile. It has a nice 3-dimensional feel and we have enough on hand for a small project. 6″ x 2″ x 1/2″ thick Good condition; varies per tile Qty = 18 $50 ea
Calco (California Clay Products), South Gate, CA 1923-1932 Very adorable raised-line vintage Calco tile depicting a Dutch girl looking at a sailboat on the sea. It has wonderful thick, drippy glaze with a Grueby-like texture in six matte colors. Rufus Bradley Keeler, a remarkable ceramist and tile maker was the founder of Calco. [...]
Calco, South Gate, CA 1923-1932 Here is a crisply carved and delicately incised relief tile in standout polychrome glazes in a combination of matte and vellum finishes paired with smooth and rougher textures. There is a real treasure trove of examples of Calco’s singular ceramic artistry packed into this one tile! The design of two [...]
Calco (California Clay Products), South Gate, CA 1923-1932 This is a stunning tile listed in the Decorative Tile Inserts section of a period Calco catalogue as design C13 and “Made Only in Polychrome Color”. The deep relief tile has a design and jewel-tone palette reminiscent of a Gothic stained glass window. The motif is an [...]
Calco (CA Clay Products), South Gate, CA 1923-1932 This wonderful field tile from Calco has amazing thick mottled glazing on an uneven tile surface. There are shades of brown blending with blue and green creating a desirable effect. We have enough to cover approximately 10 sq.ft. 6″ square x 3/4″ thick Good condition; varies [...]
Calco, South Gate, CA 1923-1932 Calco tiles are well known and respected among vintage tile collectors. This sweet little tile has a simple landscape scene with a tree in the foreground and mountains in the background. It has their wonderful matte glazing with blue, brown and touches of off white. 3 3/4″ square x [...]
Calco (California Clay Products), So. Gate, CA 1923-1932 Calco made a wide variety of tiles and here is one example of their work. This 3-dimensional tile depicts their version of a Mayan face. It has matte buff glaze with a rough, pitted feel. This same tile is shown in Norman Karlson’s Encyclopedia of American Art [...]
Calco, South Gate, CA 1923-1932 This polychrome, cuerda seca border tile as a dynamic, Art Deco-inspired design. It is decorated in the clear, brilliantly-colored glazes that confirm this pottery’s pre-eminent place in ceramics history. Someone erroneously penciled D&M on the back, but one can see part of the CALCO lettering on the bottom. 4 1/4″ [...]
CALCO, California Clay Products, South Gate, CA 1923-1932 This adorable relief tile in a glossy finish depicts a wild rose in buttery cream glaze with a bright yellow center. The flower really pops out against the shiny black glaze. This legendary pottery’s quality is evident in the rich glazing and the high level of naturalistic detail [...]
Very sweet high-glazed Calco floral tile, signed.
Stunning tile from CALCO with magnificent satiny glaze.
Stunning relief tile decorated with a stylized design of a veined leafquatrefoil with a central floral.
