Hand-Decorated Victorian Fireplace Tiles & Minton Tile Reproductions

VM4 Victorian floral tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated Minton-style reproduction

Victorian and Minton-style tiles were the decorative language of the nineteenth-century home: the cheeks of a cast-iron fireplace, the hall floor, the washstand splashback, the porch. The originals were transfer-printed and hand-tinted in Stoke-on-Trent. Ours are made the same way in our Jerusalem workshop — a screen-printed outline, glazes brushed on by hand, then kiln-fired — so the tile you receive has the depth of colour and the slight variation of a tile finished by a person, not a photograph printed on ceramic.

Every pattern on this page is a new tile, not a salvaged antique. If you are restoring a Victorian or Edwardian fireplace, that is the point: the tiles arrive as a matched set, uncracked, in exactly the quantity you need, at a price a set of originals from a salvage yard rarely comes close to.

Tile size	6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm); 6 × 3 in (15 × 7.5 cm) half tiles; custom sizes on request
Price	$20 per 6 × 6 in tile · $10 per 6 × 3 in half tile
Victorian fireplace set	10 tiles (5 per side) in any pattern: $200
Minimum order	$100 plus shipping
Delivery to the USA	Insured DHL, door to door, all 50 states — quoted with your order
Sample tile	One 6 × 6 in tile in the pattern of your choice, $60 including delivery to your door
Ready to ship	About 2 weeks from payment

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Victorian Fireplace Tiles: the Ten-Tile Set

A Victorian or Edwardian cast-iron insert carries a column of five 6-inch tiles on each side — ten tiles in all. Narrower inserts take four full tiles and one 6 × 3 in half tile per side; hearth surrounds and tiled register grates need more. Choose one of the thirteen VM patterns below, or alternate a figurative tile with a plain or geometric one as the Victorians often did. Send us a photograph of your fireplace with the width and height of the tile recesses and we will confirm the count and the total before you pay. A ten-tile set in any pattern is $200 plus insured delivery.

The tiles are fired at about 1000 °C (1800 °F), so the heat of an open fire or a stove insert is of no concern. They are fixed with an ordinary heat-resistant tile adhesive, just as the originals were bedded in cement. The same tiles make a kitchen backsplash, a bathroom dado, a hallway panel or a run of hand-decorated subway tiles; see our fireplace tile projects for installed examples.

How to Order

Tell us the pattern code (VM1 to VM13) and how many tiles you need — or send a photo of your fireplace with its measurements.
We reply within a working day with the total, including insured DHL delivery to your door.
Pay by bank wire or PayPal. Your tiles are painted, fired and packed, and on their way in about two weeks, with tracking sent to your email.

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VM1 Floral — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM1 Victorian floral tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM1 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

blue and brown birds 15x15cm victorian tile VM2 Series

VM2 Birds — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

four victorian tiles 15x15cm making a pattern of 30x30cm

Four VM2 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM3 Floral, Blue and Brown — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four 15x15cm VM3 Victorian 15x15cm Tile series making a 30x30cm pattern

Four VM3 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM4 Floral — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM4 Victorian floral tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM4 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM5 Victorian decorative floral tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM5 Floral — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM5 Victorian floral tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM5 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM6 Victorian floral tile, 6x6 in (15x15 cm) hand-decorated reproduction

VM6 Floral — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM6 Victorian floral tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM6 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM7 Victorian lily tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated Minton-style reproduction

VM7 Lily — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM7 Victorian lily tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM7 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM8 Victorian daisy tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM8 Daisy — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM8 Victorian daisy tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM8 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM9 Victorian blue poppy tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM9 Blue Poppy — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM9 Victorian blue poppy tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM9 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM10 Victorian climbing floral tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM10 Climbing Floral — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM10 Victorian climbing floral tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM10 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM11 Victorian geometric tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated Minton-style reproduction

VM11 Geometric — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM11 Victorian geometric tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM11 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM12 Victorian leaf tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM12 Leaves — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM12 Victorian leaf tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM12 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

VM13 Victorian blue lily tile, 6x6 in hand-decorated reproduction

VM13 Blue Lily — 6 × 6 in Victorian Tile

Four VM13 Victorian blue lily tiles forming a 12x12 in repeat pattern

Four VM13 tiles together (12 × 12 in)

Don't see the Minton or Victorian tile you need?

Send us a photograph of the tile — even a single survivor from your fireplace — and we will reproduce it. See our discontinued tile reproduction and custom tiles pages.

Hand-decorated Victorian reproduction tiles installed in a period bathroom

Victorian tiles in a period bathroom

Victorian reproduction tiles as a kitchen backsplash, hand-decorated by Balian

Victorian tile kitchen backsplash

Victorian fireplace tiles set in the cheeks of a cast-iron fireplace insert, hand-decorated reproductions

Victorian fireplace tiles in a cast-iron insert

A Very Brief History of Minton and Victorian Tiles

Minton was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton with Joseph and Samuel Poulson. Thomas Minton produced earthenware and in 1798 began making fine bone china. On his death he was succeeded by his son Herbert, who turned the firm toward decorative tiles.

Minton entered into partnership with Michael Hollins in 1845 and formed the tile-making firm of Minton, Hollins & Company, which stood at the front of a large and newly developing market as a supplier of durable decorative finishes for the walls and floors of churches, public buildings, grand palaces and ordinary houses. The firm exhibited widely at trade exhibitions around the world; examples of its exhibition displays are held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and among its prestigious commissions was the encaustic tile flooring of the United States Capitol. Minton tiles crossed the Atlantic in quantity: American fireplaces of the 1870s to the 1900s were very often fitted with English tiles, which is why the 6-inch Victorian format fits so many American period homes today.

Our own workshop belongs to the same tradition of printed and hand-finished tile. The Balian family came to Jerusalem from Kütahya in 1919 to restore the tiles of the Dome of the Rock, and has painted ceramics on Nablus Road since 1922. The Victorian patterns on this page are reproduced from original period tiles, using the screen-printing and hand-glazing methods the workshop has used for a century.

Questions American Customers Ask

Are these antique Minton tiles?

No. They are new reproductions, made to order in our Jerusalem workshop. If you want original nineteenth-century tiles, a salvage dealer is the place to look; if you want a complete, matched, uncracked set in the quantity you need, this is it.

Will they fit my American fireplace?

Most Victorian and Edwardian cast-iron inserts, in the United States as in Britain, take 6 × 6 in tiles — five on each side. Measure the width and height of the recess on each cheek; if it is narrower than 30 in high, a half tile (6 × 3 in) makes up the difference. Send us the measurements and we will confirm the set before you order.

What does a fireplace set cost?

Ten 6 × 6 in tiles in any pattern are $200. Individual tiles are $20 each and 6 × 3 in half tiles $10 each, with a minimum order of $100 plus shipping.

How much is shipping to the USA?

We ship by DHL, insured, door to door, to all 50 states, and quote the exact cost with your order. The tiles are specially packed for export and the shipment is insured in full.

How long does it take?

About two weeks from payment to dispatch, then a few days in transit with DHL Express. You receive the tracking number by email.

Can I see one tile before I order the set?

Yes. A single 6 × 6 in sample tile in any pattern is $60, delivery to your door included. Hold it against your grate and the surround, in daylight and by the fire, before you decide on the set.

Can they take the heat of a fire?

Yes. The tiles are fired at about 1000 °C (1800 °F) and are set with a heat-resistant tile adhesive, as the originals were set in cement. They are also suitable for hearths, kitchens and bathrooms.

Can you match a tile I already have?

Yes. Photograph the tile in daylight, straight on, with a ruler in the frame, and send it to us. Reproducing a discontinued pattern is one of the things the workshop is best known for; the $100 minimum order applies.

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While the standard Victorian tile sizes are 15×15 cm, we offer the flexibility of custom sizes to suit your individual needs and preferences.
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