Victorian Fireplace Surround Hand Painted with Birds and Nests karlsruhe Plaques like these can be

Plaques like these can be used in an installation or hung as a piece of art in places where a traditional painting can't go

Decorative Arts Inc (1927-1933) or DecArt of Hawthorn California produced this colorful tile panel with an exotic Asian inspired design of flowers and stars with interconnecting green circles

The four corners have a geometric design

Set into a wide quartersawn oak frame

Victorian Fireplace Surround Hand Painted with Birds and Nests karlsruhe Plaques like these can beA beautiful hand painted fireplace surround from England. A full 17 tile surround of 6" tiles makes this set 30" tall and 42" wide. Hand painted at the factory by a skilled artist it depicts song birds and their nests filled with eggs within tangles of leafy and flowering branches. Never installed, this was put away for years by an old tile setter before I acquired it from his estate. The backs of the tiles are only marked with a target back.