1906 Viennese Trade Catalogue of Decorative Mosaic and Floor Tiles

Brüder Schwadron – Preis-Tarif der Fabriks-Niederlage von Schamotte-Steinzeugwaren, Mosaikplatten und Wandverkleidungsplatten [Price List of Fireclay Stoneware, Mosaic Tiles and Wall-Cladding Tiles]

Vienna: Brüder Schwadron, 1906. 4to. 36 pp., with numerous illustrations, 14 colour plates depicting tile patterns, nine samples per plate, and two additional illustrated plates supplied by the firm. Original red cloth with decorative lettering in black and white.

An extensively illustrated trade catalogue and price list issued by the Viennese technical bureau Brüder Schwadron, specialists in drainage systems, paving, wall cladding, tiled baths, and tiled stoves. The catalogue presents pipes, sanitary and architectural fittings, together with a particularly attractive series of colour plates showing geometric and ornamental designs for mosaic and floor tiles. The two supplementary plates appear to have been added by the supplier. With a contemporary hand-drawn and partially coloured architectural plan loosely inserted.