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Foo Dog Figurine Roof Tile
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Foo Dog Roof Tile, 10" High, 7 " L, W 3.5"
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Venetian corner terracotta roof tile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian corner terracotta roof tile.Head of lion city protector(San Marco).
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Roof Tile

20th Century French Terracotta Bird Roof Tile
Located in Nashville, TN
Terracotta bird perched on roof tile.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Portuguese Roof Tile Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
This lamp is made from an antique roof tile, made in Portugal, circa 1800s. Bright yellow and blue
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19th Century Portuguese Other Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Clay

19th Century Chinese Sancai Roof Tile
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese Sancai roof tile. This piece is hand glazed and the painted tile is of pottery
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Dragon Roof Tiles
Located in Queens, NY
and right roof tiles, each composed of two pieces.
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Of Chinese Ming Dynasty Dragon Roof Tiles
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese roof tiles dating to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Painted in red, green, and
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th Century Chinese Roof Tile Figure
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century roof tile figure, Chinese. Polychrome glazed stoneware pottery. A man in dramatic
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

19th Century Chinese Wucai Celestial Roof Tiles
Located in Chicago, IL
eaves and ridges were often decorated with gods, animals, or mythical beasts. These Celestial Roof Tiles
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th Century Chinese Roof Tile Figure
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century roof tile figure, Chinese. Polychrome glazed stoneware pottery. A man with long
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Qing Dynasty Pair of Emperor Horse Roof Tiles
Located in Dallas, TX
Qing dynasty pair of emperor horse roof tiles. Cloud leaping horses covered in wucai glaze or
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1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Sets of One-Hundred Vintage Ceramic Roof Tiles
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade ceramic roof tiles were the building blocks of Chinese society. Since ancient times, homes
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Early Antique Chinese Sancai Glaze Stoneware Foo Dog Roof Tile
Located in Rochester, NY
Early antique Chinese Sancai glaze stoneware foo dog roof tile. We think this dates to the late
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stoneware

Roof Tile Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Terra Cotta roof ornaments based on plant and animal motifs are often found on 18th and 19th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Polychrome Decorated Roof Tile, Warrior on Qilin Creature
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Polychrome Decorated Roof Tile affixed to acrylic stands. Whimsical Chinese tile depicting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Rare French Bavent Faience Roof Tile Cat with Glass Eyes
Located in London, GB
Bavent faience roof tile cat We are proud to offer a rare glazed terracotta Bavent faience roof
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1910s French Folk Art Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Terracotta Roof Tiles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully patinated rooftiles from the 19th c, maybe earlier. Mounted on hand forged iron bases. Priced and sold individually
Category

19th Century Guatemalan Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Iron

Superb Meiji Period Bronze Koro in the Form of a Dove on a Roof Tile
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A superb Meiji period bronze koro in the form of a dove on a roof tile, the bird naturalistically
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Early 20th C. Glazed Porcelain Roof Tile of a Warrior on a Dragon Turtle
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese glazed porcelain roof tile of a warrior riding a dragon turtle. The manufacture of glazed
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Spanish Green Glazed Terracotta Wall Lamp
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of antique 19th century Spanish green glazed terracotta roof tiles used as wall lamps.
Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Scenic Hand Painted Four-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
With charming pastoral scene of two figures in a Mediterranean landscape with red clay roof-tiled
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Paper

Japanese Arts Crafts Period Small Cloisonne Lantern, ca. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming and unique lantern with a pitched roof decorated as roof tiles, the lantern with glass
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Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Enamel

August Fischer (1854-1921) - Danish School 1918 Oil, On the River
Located in Corsham, GB
terracotta roof tiles. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil

Large Woolwork Picture of a Farmhouse, First Part of the 20th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
picture, of a large size, depicts a charming house with red roof tiles and green shutters in an exotic
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Early 20th Century American Country Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Textile

Early 20th Century Tin Glaze Pygmy Goat by Bavent
By Bavent
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
roof tiles. However by the turn of the century the owner M Aime Jacquier appreciated the uniqueness of
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Nuremberg Tower Spice Box, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
carved using a light wood, including individual roof tiles, windows, door, metal finial and brickwork
Category

Early 19th Century British Folk Art Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Fu Dog Protectors, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
roof tiles used to decorate ornamental ridges on traditional Chinese roofs. The fu dogs date to the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Temple Censer
Located in Somis, CA
elaborate and beautiful. The roof tile is deliberate and concise with a gourd shaped final. Open works allow
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Chinese Qing Warrior Elephant Glazed Ceramic Incense Burner Pair
Located in Forney, TX
unique Asian antiques! If you're looking for Chinese roof tiles, Sancai pottery, censors, Tang tomb
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

French Impressionist Oil on Board, Villecelle Pres de Lamalou South of France.
By Charles Pellegrin
Located in Cotignac, FR
captured the romanticism of the scene, the colours of the stone harmonising with the clay roof tiles, the
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Menton, Early 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Marine Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
spires of the church of St Michael tower over the town. The buildings with their terracotta roof tiles
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1920s Spanish Galician "Hórreo" Typical Stone Granary with Tiled Roof and Cross
Located in Marbella, ES
its walls. The roof is tiled and topped with a cross. Base dimensions: 110 x 200 x 265cm.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stone

Les Hauters de Nice, French Impressionist Pastel of the Cote d Azur
Located in Cotignac, FR
balustraded terrace surrounded by Cyprus trees, 'pins parasols' and wisteria, the terracotta roof tiles of the
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pastel

Chinese Twelve Panel Gilt Lacquer Folding Screen, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
detail, from the graduated roof tiles of the traditional architecture, to the draped robes of the well
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Chalet dans Paysage - Impressionist Oil, Cottage in Landscape by Marie Duhem
By Marie Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
depicts a white cottage with red roof tiles in a rural landscape. Clouds roll through the blue skies
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil, Panel

Franz De Paula Ferg (Attributed), Figures Of The Commedia dell Arte
By Franz de Paula Ferg
Located in Cheltenham, GB
caused by a falling roof tile. We may never know the truth, but either way, it led to a pauper’s burial
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1720s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Copper

French Folk Art Terracotta Birdhouse
Located in Austin, TX
-constructed architectural element. Has domed clay tile roof and masonry or stone base. Captivating as an
Category

19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Unusual Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Desk Clock by Seth Thomas
Located in Suffolk, GB
tiled roof, circular dial with original hands and a 8 day movement A charming piece in good working
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1850s English Victorian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Brass

A Ming Dynasty Green Glazed Pottery Architectural Model
Located in Austin, TX
molded with a tiled, gabled roof, door, and shuttered windows. Most likely part of a
Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Original Oil on Canvas Painting of Danish Village, Signed CR 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Picturesque Danish village with thatched roof houses (one with date of 1836), red tile roofs, and
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas

Vintage French Wooden House
Located in High Point, NC
resides. Hand-painted brick walls and a tiled roof create an engaging trompe l'oeil effect, while the iron
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Early 20th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Metal

A rare "Pagoda" Mustard Pot made in Sheffield in 1847 by Henry Wilkinson.
Located in London, GB
panels to simulate the tiles on a roof. This pience has a facetted scroll handle. The Mustard is in
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Roof Tile

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Decorated Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
decoration, faces and red tile roofs seemed to have suffered the most. Quite charming distress........
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Marble

Antique Caucasian Bokara Rug
Located in New York, NY
by their distinctive barred ends and roof-like contours. The modular tiles have a traditional
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Early 20th Century Georgian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wool

Original Vintage Travel Poster Bologna Italy Two Towers Asinelli Garisenda ENIT
Located in London, GB
Asinelli and the Tower of the Garisenda - dominating the view over the traditional tiled roof tops of the
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1920s Italian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

19th Century Victorian Scale Model Gothic Stone House with Glass Diorama C 1860
Located in Central England, GB
stepped walls with intricate tall roof gables in timber and stone with a tiled roof finished with
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Elaborate Meiji Period Model of a Shrine of Important Size
Located in London, GB
with flying ho-o, beneath a removable tiled roof with upturned eaves.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Fine Workmanship Japanese Antique Wood Carving Demon/1600-1800/Edo Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
temple was rebuilt. After that, the base of the tiled roof made of wood was manufactured and used as an
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Important Jewish Marriage Ring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
along the edges and white and blue enamel; on top is a hinged gable roof with blue enamel tiles that
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18th Century Unknown Antique Roof Tile

Materials

18k Gold

19th Century Majolica Table Lamp by Johann Maresch, Rarity, Austria, circa 1890
By Johann Maresch
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
tiles covered roof showing small holes where the light shines trough, the angel with small bird or holy
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Majolica

Large Antique French Oil on Canvas, the View from above Nice, France
Located in Dallas, TX
terracotta tiled roofs can be seen in front of a small forest. If you look closely in the center of the
Category

19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Exquisite Tunbridgeware Chapel Form Box/Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
jewelry chest and dressing mirror, the diamond tiled roof in ebony and sycamore, the front with micro
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany, Sycamore, Walnut

Large Shrimp Fossil Plaque, Late Jurassic Period
Located in London, GB
quarries of Solnhofen are mined for roof and floor tiles, with quarrymen regularly stumbling upon these
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Roof Tile

Austrian cold painted bronze table lamp by Bergman
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in London, GB
building. The house is faced with yellow plaster and roofed with red tiles. It is dotted with green-grilled
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

1902 M. Wierth Large original antique oil painting on canvas, Landscape, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
landscape, featuring a grand countryside house with red-tiled roofs and stone walls, nestled among lush
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil

18th/19th Century Moroccan Mosque Architectural Ornament Steeple Finial Pair
Located in Forney, TX
tiled steeple roof surmounted by turned spire, over hexagonal shaped base, elaborately polychrome
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Early 19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Circle of Hans Sixt von Staufen
Located in Wien, Wien
architecture is represented by a gable roof made of tiles perspective open to the side. In the upper right
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16th Century Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

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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
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    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.
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    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.