Batchelder Mayan Fireplaces

All his tiles reflect batchelder s interest in a broad range of subjects nature music architecture and folklore winter says.

Batchelder mayan fireplaces. Some of the familiar traits of a batchelder tile include a neutral color palette think browns and square tiles that often feature animals birds flowers and rosettes. A couple of batchelder revival tiles set against high fired field tiles make a clean fresh fireplace for a craftsman home. 2 antq batchelder arts crafts salvaged blue green 4 x 4 fireplace tiles. The company produced hand pressed deep relief tiles and a lot of the designs were reminiscent of those by claycraft and batchelder.

Or best offer. Batchelder was also the third chairman of the board of directors for the pasadena playhouse to which he contributed an original tile fireplace and fountain recently restored. Make offer vintage rare batchelder large mayan tile california. The four tile tree featured at left is from a mantle recently restored by two beachwood canyon owners who stripped away many coats of white paint to uncover this elegant design.

Mayan face m3 4 x 4 mayan face m5 4 x 4 mayan face 4x5 m4 4 x 5 mayan face 4x5 reverse m4r. Batchelder unglazed relief tile. Earthtones including ochre madder red hunter and olive greens and blue gray and beige shades of stone predominate. Batchelder tiles were used in fireplaces fountains and bathrooms and for paving and tabletops.

The style in which batchelder worked was highly distinctive. Relief tiles were done mostly in brown in the early years and his favorite figures revolved around geometric designs birds foliage and mayan motifs. A cluster of more than 50 homes in wichita kansas with batchelder fireplaces suggests that southern california housing developers continued ordering from the company even from afar. Images of lions peacocks pomegranates and california scrub oaks as well as geometric shapes were popular.

727 page 56 and it appears that it was one of the largest mantels the company produced. Most tiles were installed in fireplaces across the bay area. Batchelder castle ebc 4 x 4 batchelder fortress ebf 4 x 4 batchelder tree left ebtl 4 x 4. This particular fireplace mantel is listed in muresque tiles catalog issued in 1930 as design no.

Tiles for fireplaces fountains floors wainscot kitchen and bath.