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Japanese old wood carving demon mask No.A /Before 19th cent/Wall-hanging
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
attached to both ends of the tile roof of a Japanese house.These are meant to ward off evil spirits, and
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

Roman Excavation Print - 1820 Pinelli Bridgens Etching
Located in Langweer, NL
-tiled roofs, adding a sense of place and time. The workers’ focused efforts reflect the growing
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1820s Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Japanese Antique Ceramic Small Shrine 1860s-1900s / Zushi Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
house Buddhist statues and guardian deities, and is characterized by its tile-roofed design. It is made
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Bergman Cold Painted Bronze and Stained Glass Table Lamp, Medieval Cobblers Shop
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Cincinnati, OH
bricks beneath. The chimney and irregularly pitched tiled roof add to the sense of realism, as does the
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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Bronze

French school scene Landscape Barbizon Oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
with a red-tiled roof emerges from the greenery. The structure, modest and unassuming, seems almost
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1890s Tonalist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Gesso, Canvas

French School Impressionist Landscape Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
red-tiled roofs introduces architectural structure into the scene. A church spire rises in the
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Streatley Mill, River Thames, near Goring, Oxfordshire. Framed Oil Painting.
By Alfred de Breanski Jnr.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
. The mill itself is captured as a red brick building, straddled over the river, with a red tiled roof
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School Pointillism Landscape Framed Signed Chaillou
Located in Zofingen, AG
-hand side of the painting. Its tiled roof introduces warm hues that stand out against the cooler grays
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Monkey Roof Tile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Plaster monkey roof tile with original finish.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Plaster

Stone Roof Tile
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese architectural stone roof tile mounted on a metal stand. Each priced individually at $975
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stone

Chinese Roof Tile
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese turquoise lead glazed roof tile depicting a fierce lion carrying an urn. This figure has
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Ceramic Roof Tile
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique glazed green roof tile was placed on a roof corner as a guardian/protector. It would make
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Roof Tile on Stand
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Ceramic Roof Tile on Iron Stand ( 1 available )
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19th Century Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Pair foo dog roof tiles
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Chinese foo dog roof tiles on hand carved ebony wooden stands
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Chinese Antique Sancai Roof Tile
Located in Sarasota, FL
This handmade and hand glazed, painted roof tile is of pottery depicting a warrior riding a large
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Three Antique Roof Tile Pendant Lamps
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Three antique roof tiles pendant lamps
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Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Roof Tile

Chinese Antique Sancai Roof Tile
Located in Sarasota, FL
This handmade Chinese roof tile being very colorful is a young man riding a dragon. Hand potted and
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

19th c. French Ceramic Cat Roof Tile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid-late 19th century ceramic cat roof tile from a house in Normandy. Glazed ceramic roof tile
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pair of Asian Foo Dog Roof Tiles
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of ceramic roof tiles in the form of foo dogs with worn surfaces.
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19th Century Asian Antique Roof Tile

Large Pair of Polychrome Deco Roof Tiles
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are based on the classic Greek roof tile but with a mad vibrant glaze.The gilding is extra
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Early 20th Century American Antique Roof Tile

Antique Italian Bas Relief Roof Tiles
Located in DeSoto, KS
These antique terra cotta roof tiles from Italy have charming bas relief images of two birds in a
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19th Century Italian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Copper Roof Tile Patchwork Full Length Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century New York City salvaged antique copper roof tile framed full length mirror. Salvaged
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Copper

C.1900 Oriental Roof Tile On Wood Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
c.1900 ORIENTAL ROOF TILE ON WOOD STANDS
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Early 20th Century Antique Roof Tile

Pair Of Dragon Roof Tiles Statues
By Yuhua Ceramic Company
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of Dragon ROOF TILES are in 2 parts each. hand leaded glaze (this is why the colors are
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Late 17th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Located in York, GB
work. This would have been an architectural roof tile. It has fabulous vibrant colours. There is a
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17th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Pottery

Pair of 17th Century Chinese Horse Roof Tiles
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite and unusual pair of 17th Century Chinese ceramic roof tiles with original striking
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

French Antique Roof Tiles from Provence, 19th Century, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original and authentic French antique roof tiles in terracotta from Provence, Paris, East of France
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Antique Chinese Foo Dog Roof Tiles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique Chinese “foo dogs” roof tiles. Rare pair of foo dog tiles in stunning green and
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Late 19th Century Asian Ming Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Clay

Pair Enormous Fish Roof Tiles, Qing Period China ca.1850
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Enormous Fish Roof Tiles, Qing Period, China c.1850. The extraordinary scale and hand painted
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood, Pottery

Chinese Roof Tiles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"According to Chinese belief, the roof of a building belongs to the spirit world and acts as a
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Set of Three 17th Century Stone Roof Tiles on Mounted on Iron Bases, Thaliand
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Thai stone roof tiles mounted on iron bases from 17th Century, Thailand.
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17th Century Thai Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stone, Iron

Chinese Figural Roof Tile
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Court official holding fan, wearing deep green robe and traditional black hat.
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Ming Roof Tile Foo Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive large foo lion, green glazed body with applied decoration in black and yellow
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Century temple roof tiles
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of temple roof peak tiles from Southern China with beautiful patina.
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

A Chinese Ceramic Mermaid Roof Tile
Located in New York, NY
Seated on stylized waves with upturned serpentine tail and holding a lotus flower.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Foo Lion Roof Tile
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive foo dog, female with paw on pup, very detailed with applied flowers, bushy tail, big ears and fur.
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Turquoise

Antique 19th Century Ceiling Pressed Tin Roof Tile
Located in Hartlepool, GB
American 19th century architectural American pressed tin ceiling tile with original paint.
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Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Tin

Pair of Figural Asian Ceramic Stools or Tiles
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful pair of highly unusual roof tiles or stools(?)
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Roof Tile

A Pair of Ming Dynasty Terracotta Figurine Bookcase Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
With mounted chinese roof tiles as shades. These terracotta figurines retain their orginal
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

English Slate TopTable
Located in Essex, MA
A table made from a massive, English roof slate tile top, mounted on a square section weathered oak
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Slate

An architects model of a terraced house c1900
Located in London, GB
made in strips of wood layered together. Even the roof tiles are individually made. The inside has been
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Early 20th Century British Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Mahogany, Beech

Chinese Ceramic Tile, Glazed Terracotta, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Element of roof (ceramic tile) representing a richly dressed Chinese dignitary. Glazed terracotta
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Folk Art Colored Glass Greenhouse, England, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Miniature Folk Art Greenhouse with Colored Glass Tile Roof and Doors at Opposite Ends. England
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19th Century English Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood, Glass

Stone Shelter Fountain, 19th Century
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
. Accosted of two side benches. The roof is composed of tiles and a lion mask completes the decor.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Stone

Terra Cotta Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Custom Lamps Composed of 19th c French Terra Cotta Roof Ridge Tiles with Lucite Base and
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Iron

Circa 1830 French Stable Block Squirrel Cage in the Palladian St
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
cut slate tile roof, following the Palladian style of a stable block. This exquisite and decorative
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19th Century French Antique Roof Tile

Set: 5 Chinese Han Dynasty Ceramic Granary Urns
Located in Seattle, WA
with motifs of standing bears. The tops with slightly pitched roofs with tiled ridges and with smaller
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Roof Tile

Japanese Carved Lacquered Wood Shrine
Located in Seattle, WA
with overhanging gabled roof with end tiles above a pair of Karashishi (lion dogs) and Baku
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19th Century Japanese Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood

19th Century Oak Dog House or Dog Kennel
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
coloured oak; the pitched tiled roof with a fleur de lys shaped parapet and eaves with a similar design
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oak

Painted Folk Art Sycamore Tunbridge Cottage Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
painted windows, front door and surrounding trees. The roof has wonderfully detailed green tiles and brick
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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Sycamore

A Very Unusual Birdcage on a Stand in the Shape of a Dutch Home
Located in New York, NY
windows. The faux red tile roof with dormers and double capped chimneys can be lifted off for easy
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Wood, Paint

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 Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Paper

Huge Mizner Chandelier, 40 Candle Cups, 60"w x 48"h , Circa 1900
By Addison Mizner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, clusters of columns supporting arches, French doors, casement windows, barrel tile roofs, hearths, grand
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Early 20th Century American Baroque Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Brass

North inlet, Marstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
reflected in the water in perfect harmony with the reflections from the tile roofs, and about the evening
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Mid-19th Century Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Terracotta Anthemion Roof Tile
Located in Richmond, VA
Terracotta anthemion roof tile, circa 1880. Anthemion was a design consisting of a number of
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Terracotta Anthemion Roof Tiles
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of terracotta anthemion roof tiles, circa 1880. Anthemion was a design consisting of a number
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Era Shibi Roof Tile
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A clay fired Japanese Shibi roof tile. These decorative end tiles were often reserved for temples
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Roof Tile

Materials

Clay

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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.