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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 9693217, member: 4438"]Hello everyone. I wasn’t sure if a tile top iron table goes under furniture, metalware or pottery…</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m in So Cal and got this rather low (6” high) six-tile iron table a few years ago. I haven’t seen anything like it in this size. Any thoughts as to its use? Center of a dining room table? Trivet for a buffer/sideboard? My educated guess is that it from the 1920s-30s.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has six very vibrant orange tiles on top. I collect pre-war California pottery, and the orange glaze doesn’t look like anything I’ve seen before. One of the local antique dealers thought it looks like a custom piece created with Catalina tile, but of course thinking every old tile piece is Catalina is a little like thinking every stained glass lamp is Tiffany…of course, it would be cool if it were. The piece is totally unmarked. Each tile is roughly 4” x 4”. It has heft to it. Despite its age it’s in excellent condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The grout also has a reddish-orange color to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]471004[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471003[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471002[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 9693217, member: 4438"]Hello everyone. I wasn’t sure if a tile top iron table goes under furniture, metalware or pottery… I’m in So Cal and got this rather low (6” high) six-tile iron table a few years ago. I haven’t seen anything like it in this size. Any thoughts as to its use? Center of a dining room table? Trivet for a buffer/sideboard? My educated guess is that it from the 1920s-30s. It has six very vibrant orange tiles on top. I collect pre-war California pottery, and the orange glaze doesn’t look like anything I’ve seen before. One of the local antique dealers thought it looks like a custom piece created with Catalina tile, but of course thinking every old tile piece is Catalina is a little like thinking every stained glass lamp is Tiffany…of course, it would be cool if it were. The piece is totally unmarked. Each tile is roughly 4” x 4”. It has heft to it. Despite its age it’s in excellent condition. The grout also has a reddish-orange color to it. Any thoughts? [ATTACH=full]471004[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471003[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471002[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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