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Art Nouveau Ceramic Tile: Decorative Facade Element with Floral Motif

#9463. Art Nouveau Ceramic Tile: Decorative Facade Element with Floral Motif

The image shows an elegant ceramic tile in the Art Nouveau style, featuring a characteristic floral motif. Against a mint-green background, a stylized flower with a golden-yellow bud-like top and a long green stem is depicted. The design features flowing lines and pronounced symmetry, typical of architectural elements from the early 20th century.

The tile displays crazing (a network of fine cracks in the glaze), indicating its age and authenticity. The color palette—subdued shades of green combined with golden-yellow—is characteristic of the Art Nouveau aesthetic, reflecting a connection with nature and its organic forms.

Such decorative elements were often used in the facades of Art Nouveau buildings, especially around doorways, windows, or as decorative inserts on walls. In contemporary facade design, such ceramic panels can be used as accent elements highlighting the entrance area or creating a visual focus on the wall surface. Stylized plant motifs in a restrained color scheme can effectively connect the architecture of the house with the surrounding landscape, creating a harmonious transition between the structure and nature.

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