12.5m2 red and black Victorian geometric tiles Start Price GBP 199.00 Current Price GBP 315.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location S.W. Wiltshire See more about '12.5m2 red and black Victorian geometric tiles' Description About 12.5m2 (135 sq. ft.) of red and black Victorian geometric tiles Recently (June 2008) uplifted  Will ship worldwide I have recently rebuilt the verandah of my house and increased the depth by about 18 inches so the floor needs extending. Unfortunately the original tiling was in a poor state with the majority of tiles being loose because the base that it was laid on was much too thin and was breaking up.  The cost of enough matching tiles to extend it and replace the broken ones was prohibitive (prices from salvage dealers were between £2.50 and £6 per tile) so I am having to build the new floor with a cheaper alternative. The old tiles have now been taken up carefully and are for sale.  As you will see they comprise squares, triangles and rectangles in both red and black and are unglazed. The squares are 4" (108mm), the triangles are 4" on both short sides and the rectangles are 6" (152mm)  x 1.5" (38mm).  All are 1/2" (12.7mm)  thick. They are embossed on the rear with the name The Architectural Pottery, Poole. Apparently the Architectural Pottery were in business from 1854 to 1895 - which dates the tiles as Victorian - when they were bought out by Carters who, subsequently, became the Poole Pottery. The Architectural Pottery was highly renowned for its geometric and encaustic tiles. They are suitable for indoor or outdoor use. The tiles that are included in the list below are in good condition for their age.  Over 80% of them (listed as Packed) are sorted by colour and  shape and packed in 17 boxes each measuring 395x300x110mm.  The vast  majority of those came up with very little bonding or grout. Those described as  Loose came up with the base cement - up to about 1" thick - but, as most were  bedded in what appears to be a lime based mortar, they should clean up OK after  a few days soaking in water.   Red Black  Square Triangular Rectangular Square Triangular RectangularPacked395 155 49 278 163 101   Quantitiessubject tocounting errorsLoose 49 46 6 44 56 31Total 444 201 55 322 219 132m2/tile 0.0117 0.0058 0.0058 0.0117 0.0058 0.0058  m2 5.17 1.17 0.32 3.75 1.27 0.77Total area 12.45 m2 There are also:     1 box of 34 red and 26 black square tiles which are broken into 2 parts but could be glued together.     1 box of broken rectangular tiles. (So there are 19 boxes  altogether)     Some broken tiles in the loose lot but there's no need to take these if you don't want them. The tiles are located in Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK and you are welcome to inspect them. My rough estimate is that the total weight is about 800kg (16 cwt). Collection is preferred but I would palletise them for £25 plus transport at cost or arrange for crating and shipment for overseas buyers at cost.Cash on collection is preferred.  PayPal only for overseas buyers. Bob Kellock Telephone:+44 (0)1747 870318Update 23rd AugustOwing to the amount of interest from overseas buyers I've now broken down all the "loose" tiles and packed them in blue boxes, like those used for the "packed" ones, so that they can be palletised.There are now 30 boxes which would stack 560mm (22") high on a pallet measuring 800mm (31 1/2") by 900mm (35 1/2"). The shipping weight, excluding pallet and wrapping, is 420kg (925lb). UK buyers should be able to find the cost of transport by going to the website of a pallet transport firm e.g.                  http://www.etsltd.co.uk/online/?gclid=CN6dpLfTpJUCFSRWMAodlh7Mkw Collection postcode would be SP3 6RA and a tail lift is not required for collection. If you need a price for pallet transport then please provide a reasonably precise destination e.g. Town, county/state/department and country. Post/zip code would be a bonus. Would you need the lorry to have a tail lift for unloading? Five more pictures below   Place a Bid!