Vintage Villeroy & Boch Windmill Ceramic Tile Trivet, Made in France
Viridian Eclection
The Piece
A square glazed ceramic tile by Villeroy & Boch, made in France, painted with a pastoral windmill scene and used as a trivet or as a decorative tile.
The illustration shows a cottage, water and distant mills, worked in warm ivory, terracotta, soft green, blue and golden brown. Ornamental detailing frames each corner.
The palette is gentle and the composition more refined than an ordinary kitchen trivet, with a storybook quality to the scene: terracotta roofs, soft water, the mills held back in the distance.
History & Provenance
The reverse carries an embossed Villeroy & Boch mark together with production and standards markings, so the maker is established by the mark rather than by attribution.
Villeroy & Boch has long been associated with European ceramic design, and this example is marked as made in France.
The scene belongs to a European country and French cottage idiom, and the subject, a working windmill landscape, was a staple of decorative tile painting in that tradition.
Product Details
| Maker | Villeroy & Boch |
| Origin | Made in France |
| Era | Vintage. Date not established from the mark, to be confirmed |
| Form | Square ceramic tile, used as a trivet or decorative tile |
| Materials | Glazed ceramic |
| Design | Scenic windmill landscape with cottage, water and distant mills, with ornamental corner detailing |
| Color | Warm ivory, terracotta, soft green, blue and golden brown |
| Marks | Embossed Villeroy & Boch mark to the reverse with production and standards markings |
| Condition | Vintage condition with light age consistent wear from use and handling |
| Dimensions | To be confirmed |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
A tile of this kind earns its place through detail rather than scale. It softens a kitchen, a breakfast nook or a shelf, and it reads as a small decorative fragment of European domestic life.
It looks well leaned on a shelf, layered into a plate rack, set against stacked cookbooks, hung as a small wall display, or used at the table beneath a teapot or a serving dish.
For a collector or a dealer the maker's mark is the credibility. For a buyer building a cottage kitchen or a French country interior, it is a functional object that also holds a picture.
Every piece is packed with professional-grade materials: multiple foam layers, double-boxing, directional and fragile handling labels. For large furniture we use custom timber crating. We photograph packing before dispatch and can provide images on request.
White-glove delivery is complimentary within 100 miles of Reno, NV. National shipping quotes provided at checkout. All shipments are photographed and documented. Damage claims must be filed with the carrier; we provide all documentation needed to support your claim.
Local pickup is available at Viridian HQ (Reno, NV) with 2–4 days notice. Contact us to arrange. Visit the Eclection on Tuesdays, 10 am to 4 pm.
All antique and vintage items are sold as described and all sales are final. Each listing includes detailed condition notes and photographs so you can make a fully informed decision. We encourage buyers to ask questions — about condition, dimensions, finish, provenance — before purchasing.
Antiques are irreplaceable and one-of-a-kind. Carrier handling is outside our control once a piece has left our facility, and major carriers including FedEx do not insure antiques. We do everything within our power to ensure safe transit, but cannot accept liability for carrier damage. If damage occurs in transit, we will provide full documentation to support your carrier claim.
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