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Costume Print: Roman Butcher at Work, 1820s Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
underscores the cultural vibrancy of Roman street life. The tiled roof, adorned with greenery, frames the
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1820s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
trees, and seated beside pavilions with tiled roofs and columned structures. These painted compositions
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

1757 Engraving of Florida Natives – Indigenous Clothing Village Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving captures a detailed view of Indigenous dwellings with thatched or tiled roofs, raised structures
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1750s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Early German Silver Augsburg Baroque Spice Tower, Hans Jacob Ernst , circa 169
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
tiles that are now very lightly shown, the flags that used to adorn the roof are now all missing, some
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1690s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Silver

A Very Rare Pair Chinese Kangxi Period Cloisonné Planters w/ Landscape Scene
Located in New York, NY
nestled within valleys, and traditional Chinese dwellings with green or blue tiled roofs. Rivers and lakes
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

Pittenweem Evening Scottish Coastal Village circa 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NC
little, with the natural crescent of water along this fishing village row of stone and red tile-roofed
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Antique Painting Card Players, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
, as the background of the painting, an ancient Northern European house with a sloping tile roof is
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1750s Dutch Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Japanese Bronze Vase on Tripod Base, Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
tiled roof in the foreground. A heavy cast formed as a single piece on tripod base with handles in the
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Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

Antique Extra Large Wrought Iron Glass Entrance Lantern Pendant Light, ca 1890
Located in Lisse, NL
. The handcrafted, tiles roof and the brass finial at the bottom are some of the other stylish design
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Brass, Metal, Iron

Java’s Kawis Mountains and Tobacco Estate near Malang – Antique Lithograph, 1872
Located in Langweer, NL
buildings with red-tiled roofs mark the administrative and residential heart of a tobacco estate, surrounded
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1870s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

19th C. Narrative Mandarin Palette Porcelain Vases Depicting Imperial Cycle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
as arrivals, departures, or ceremonial visits. The architecture (arched gates, tiled roofs, and blue
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Porcelain

Boris Major (Russian-American 1876 - 1951) original O/C Painting, Venice Italy
Located in Palm Coast, FL
buildings. The architecture features warm, earthy tones, with worn stone walls and red-tiled roofs that
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil

Chinese Qingbai Small Model of a Granary Set, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
door marked with horizontal lines on one side. Above, a tiled roof completes the model, topped with a
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15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Cayenne, French Guiana: Hand-Colored Engraving from La France Illustree, 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
houses are modest, with sloped red-tile roofs, surrounded by tropical greenery. The town appears to be
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1880s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Spa Visitors in 18th Century Tunbridge Wells, After a 1748 Sketch
Located in Langweer, NL
side feature traditional red-tiled roofs and support columns, typical of English town structures of the
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1890s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Crown Staffordshire Large Porcelain Tudor House Pastille Burner c.1906
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
the front door. The house has a tiled roof with single raised open chimney. The building is applied
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800 s
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
below a low tiled roof. One difference is the fact that the pilasters in Panini are double, whereas
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1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Glass

Seymour Easton. A Gothic Revival Ebonized Tabard Inn Library Revolving Bookcase.
Located in London, GB
ebonized on oak version. Architectural form, with a wonderful tiled roof, above different compartments, and
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oak

Salsta Castle in Pastoral Uppland, Sweden: A Dahlberg Engraving, 1694
Located in Langweer, NL
. Each architectural element, from the red-tiled roofs to the ornate windows and balustrades, is rendered
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Late 17th Century Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Palm Springs Courtyard with Fountain - Drypoint Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
house with an arched doorway and tile roof. This was likely a house that Fuller designed. From the
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Bronze Lamp in the Form of a Townhouse by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
, multi-storeyed timber and brick building. The house is faced with yellow plaster and roofed with red
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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Romantic French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Paul Cézanne
By François Boucher, Paul Cézanne
Located in Dallas, TX
, its hand-tiled roof glowing with the quiet patina of centuries. A modest wooden bridge extends over
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wool, Silk

Pathway to the Church, Pasadena c. 1915
By Jean Mannheim
Located in Pasadena, CA
white chapel crowned with a red-tiled roof and slender steeple. In the distance, through a gap in the
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1910s Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Guardian Angel and a Child
Located in New York, NY
is an integral, independent work, carried out in true fresco technique on a terracotta roof tile
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta, Gesso

Pair Roof Tile Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Substantial pair of Japanese roof tiles converted to lamps. Tiles depict lohans riding roosters
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Roof Tile

Chinese Sancai-Glazed Roof Tile
Located in Sheffield, MA
This charming Chinese sancai-glazed pottery roof tile is in the shape of a horse sitting on its
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

French Antique Roof Tiles, 19th Century, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original and authentic French antique roof tiles from the 19th century, France. Great quality of
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18th Century French Country Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Carved Italian Roof Tile
Located in DeSoto, KS
This charming carved roof tile was used on a building in the town of Viterbo, near Rome. Made in
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19th Century Italian Antique Roof Tile

Chinese Glazed Terracotta Roof Tile
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
A very whimsical figure of a dancing man in robes as a Chinese glazed terracotta roof tile. He has
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Pair Chinese Qing Guangxu Horse Roof Tiles
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charming pair of Chinese Qing dynasty Guangxu period pottery roof tiles in the form of horses
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Shiwan Ware Pottery Roof Tiles, circa 1880
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Chinese Shiwan Ware pottery green glazed roof tiles decorated with a lobed crest and pairs
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Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

19th c. Belgian Terracotta Roof Tiles Mounted On Plexiglass
Located in Stamford, CT
19th c. Belgian roof tiles mounted on plexiglass bases
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19th Century Belgian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta, Plexiglass

Roof Tile Japan Clay Black Meiji with Custom Stand
Located in Monterey, CA
Large roof tile with custom stand Material: Clay Origin: Japan Age: Late Meiji period, circa
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Clay

French Antique Roof Tiles from Provence, 19th Century, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original and authentic French antique roof tiles in terra cotta from Provence, Paris, East of
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty-Style Equestrian Roof Tile, 18th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 18th century Chinese Ming dynasty-style equestrian form glazed pottery roof tile
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18th Century Chinese Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta, Pottery

Antique Chinese Wedding Bed Glazed Roof Tile, Ming Dynasty, China circa 1650
Located in Houston, TX
A green and ochre antique Chinese glazed earthenware wedding bed roof tile from the Ming dynasty in
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1650s Chinese Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Earthenware

A Large Pair of Blue Glazed Dragon Roof Tiles
Located in New York, NY
Of typical form.
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Athenian Terracotta Pair of Antefixes
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
Terracotta antefixes roof tiles with the winged head of Mercury at the center. Each measure 6.5" x
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19th Century Greek Classical Greek Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Very rare pair of large Chinese ceramic parrots
Located in New York, NY
prominent among the antique Chinese parrots are the ceramic roof tile parrots, which were placed on the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Pair of Chinese Shiwan Ware Pottery Warrior Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
used as roof tiles. They have brass adjustable “S” clusters with pull-chain sockets and risers for
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1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Okinawan Nineteenth Century Ryukyu Kingdom Second Dynasty Tsuboya Ware Urn
Located in Stockbridge, MA
the production of funerary urns, The Ryukyuan Kingdom kilns also produced dishes, vessels, roof tiles
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Antique Carvings
Located in SOMIS, CA
, roof tiles, a cloud background and walls with eternity scroll patterns. The two bottom ends feature god
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

A Set of 12 Green Glazed Pottery Figures of Attendants and Musicians
Located in New York, NY
were commissioned, they were most often made by the artisans who made the fabulous roof tiles and
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

English Naive School Painting
Located in London, GB
, including the stone block structure, drainpipes and even the tower roof tiles, the principle building also
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19th Century English Antique Roof Tile

Superb 19th Century French Limestone Well with Tiled Roof and Side-Wall
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
weather and passing time and a roof made of a solid wooden frame and ancient Provencal terra cotta tiles
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Limestone

Large Wall-Fountain with Stone Basin, Roof with Wooden Beams and Provence Tiles
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
center by a beautiful hand-carved stone highlighting an ancient iron water outlet. The roof is supported
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Limestone

Rare Addison Mizner Crystal Ball and Iron Chandelier from 1930 Palm Beach Estat
By Addison Mizner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
shop to make lighting fixtures and ornamental grills and built his own kilns to make the roof tiles. As
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Antique Continental Stone Bridge Town Drawing
Located in Seguin, TX
surrounding stucco and tile roofed buildings. Signed R. H. Pearce lower right corner. Unframed, age toning
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Early 20th Century American French Provincial Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Guardian Lion
Located in Sheffield, MA
, wearing a shawl and carrying an urn on its back, standing four square on a plinth. Possibly a roof ridge
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

French Zinc Architraving Moulding Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Zinc is the archetraving/ architraving moulding below a guttering on a tiled roof in the South
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Zinc

Impressive, highly-detailed, mid 19th c. bronze model of Temple of Vesta, Rome
Located in Lafayette, CA
. As with the small models, the center of this miniature’s tile roof lifts away. The purpose, though
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Temple of Vesta in Tivoli - Front View
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in New York, NY
Prospetto del Tempio di Vesta in Tivoli") shows his conception of the original roof as a spreading tiled
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19th Century Baroque Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Engraving

20th Century Hexagonal-Backed "Peacock" Chair from the Imperial Hotel
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
the floors; a copper roof eliminated the risk of falling debris created by traditional tile roofs
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1920s Japanese Prairie School Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Pair of Topographical Portraits of the Pavillion and Village of Vaux-Sur-Seine
Located in London, Middlesex
-1743). A small road runs up to the right of the large house. All the buildings have red tiled roofs
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas

19th c. Chinese Roof Tiles
Located in New Orleans, LA
Enormous Decorative Dragon Roof Tiles
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

19th Centure Chinese Roof Tile
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century colorful Chinese roof tile.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Balinese Roof Tiles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of weathered and worn Balinese roof tiles.
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Early 20th Century Balinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Cement

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Antique Roof Tile For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique roof tile available at 1stDibs. An antique roof tile — often made from ceramic, terracotta and pottery — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique roof tile — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique roof tile made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique roof tile over the years, but those crafted by Bavent, J. Filmont Caen and Yuhua Ceramic Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Roof Tile?

The average selling price for an antique roof tile at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $2 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Roof Tile
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese roof tiles are made out of ceramic and are placed so they are stacked one on top of another. The tiles are part of ancient Chinese architecture. Find a selection of ornate roof tiles from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Ceramic tiles are expected to last about 100 years, which is almost double the length of a concrete tile roof lifespan. Because ceramic tiles are so durable, they increase the resale value of a house.