Decorated Stark Brick & Tile Knight on Horseback Architectural Ceramic Antique Burroughs and Mountford This antique architectural tile block

This antique architectural tile block has a finely detailed bas relief rendering of an adult male lion

and arts and crafts decor

shiny surface

It''s a hefty and solid piece

or cockatoo

Decorated Stark Brick & Tile Knight on Horseback Architectural Ceramic Antique Burroughs and Mountford This antique architectural tile blockA rare decorated brick tile from Stark Brick Co. of East Canton Ohio. Showing a jousting knight on horseback between fleur de lis. Brick red clay and a deep cobalt blue glaze. Circa 1920 30's Measures 5" x 8" x 1 3 4". Unsigned. Minor rubs to the glaze. A similar tile is shown in a Stark catalog page reproduced in the 4 volume Encyclopedia of American Art Tile by Norm Karlson Heavy, weighing in at 7 pounds.