The checkerboard is a geometric pattern that is characterized by the alternation of two colors in the form of squares. Checkerboard pavements have been used since ancient times as a way to beautify and decorate interior and exterior spaces. Marble, with its beauty and durability, has been one of the preferred materials to create these … Read more
Recently, we have had the opportunity to recover an old marble fountain. This marble fountain was recovered in a small palace. We carried out the recovery of this beautiful marble fountain in a historic palace that was in an excellent state of preservation. This fountain featured a smooth and shiny marble surface, with no … Read more
If you can imagine it, you can do it. This week’s post, rather than talking about the history of the Jars, we are going to offer you an option to visualize our pieces in your project. Let’s see how !!!! Many of our clients call us to know the dimensions of our old clay jars, … Read more
“Mother and tile, does not lose for old” “Madre y teja, no pierde por vieja” “Do not buy old things that are not wine, ham or tile” «No compres cosa vieja que no sea vino, jamón o teja” It is a Spanish saying that rhymes in Spanish language has rhyme The Spanish proverb already … Read more
I could also have titled this Post in another way: The hydraulic mosaic: object of desire. But I was short and you will see why. And it is that talking about hydraulic tiles, necessarily, it should be mentioned, on the one hand, its origin linked to the care of the environment, on the other hand … Read more
Contrary to what we may think, the aesthetic technique of using light and dark checkerboards for the floor did not exactly begin, to tile floors. The checkerboard or chess pattern (as the English speakers say) was used around 3000 years B.C. in clothes and vessels, a proof of this is this Egyptian vessel that is … Read more
How could it be otherwise, our first post is welcome to our Blog about antiques in stone, marble and wrought iron. 50 years of experience in the stone and marble antiques sector go a long way. We will try to create quality content related to what we are passionate about, from historical aspects of … Read more