Antique "Campbell Brick & Tile Company" of Stoke-Upon-Trent Encaustic Tile Set - Circa 1880
This Is An Antique Item
This is a set of 8 encaustic floor tile made by the Campbell Brick & Tile Company of Stoke-Upon-Trent, England. These floor tile feature a red and gold color scheme and a leafy fourfold symmetry design. They have some stains on them from many years of foot traffic. One tile is damaged.
Campbell Brick & Tile Co. was renamed in 1882 to The Campbell Tile Co.and founded by Colin Minton Campbell, formerly of the Minton & Hollins Tile Works. The partnership of Colin Minton Campbell and Michael Daintry Hollins ended in 1868, leaving Campbell in charge of china production at Minton's China Works, and Hollins producing tiles of various types at Minton, Hollins & Co. Campbell took over an existing tile works in 1875 and began producing mosaic and encaustic floor tiles under the name Minton Brick & Tile Co, but a lawsuit forced him to remove the name Minton from his business name.Â
Most tiles are in good condition but worn with some stains, and one is broken as shown in the photos.