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Description

Two Thousand Years of Ornament, Read in Shadow

A deep 152 x 65mm enrichment moulding, fully modelled and glazed in a near-black bottle green: the Artworks Victorian Green Egg & Dart Moulding, from Hyperion Tiles, your official Original Style stockist.

Egg and dart is the oldest running ornament in Western architecture — an ovolo moulding worked with alternating ovals and the pointed darts that divide them, used on Greek and Roman cornices and taken up again by every classical revival since. At 152 x 65mm this is a generous, properly cut piece rather than a lightly impressed one, with enough face for each egg to be read as a form in its own right. It is the moulding to choose when a run of tiling needs a genuinely architectural finish at the top.

In Victorian Green the modelling does all the talking. A glaze this deep pools in the hollows between each egg and each dart and reads as very nearly black in them, while the crown of every oval takes a highlight — so the ornament is carved out in light and shadow rather than merely suggested. Run it as the crown of a half-height wall in a cloakroom or a snug, or as the top member of a fuller cornice arrangement above the field tiling. It answers best to a warm bulb set slightly to one side; a downlight directly overhead flattens the relief it exists for.

Specification

Product Name: Artworks Victorian Green Egg & Dart Moulding

Brand: Original Style

Collection: Artworks

Material: Glazed Ceramic

Finish: Gloss

Colour: Victorian Green

Tile Size: 152 x 65mm (15.2 x 6.5cm)

Edge Finish: Moulded relief — alternating egg and dart enrichment

Suitability: Internal Walls — wet and dry areas

Frostproof: No — internal use only

Sealing: Not required

Availability: Usually in stock

Sold By: The Box — 4 pieces per box, covering 0.6 linear metres

Box Weight: 0.72kg

Matching Pieces: Pairs with the Artworks Victorian Green field, half, large brick and bevelled metro tiles, the skirting, the plain cornice, the external corner trim and the nine other mouldings. Victorian Green does not include handed corner pieces, an internal corner trim or wrapping pieces in this collection.

Installation & care

Installation & care

  • Adhesive & Grout: Fix on a white flexible adhesive and grout dark and close to the tile — a deep grey, charcoal or a dark green-grey. Brilliant white is the worst choice available on this colour: against a near-black green it draws a stark bright net across the wall and the ornament disappears behind its own joints. A mid grey fares no better, too light to belong and too dark to look intended. Keep grout out of the eggs and darts as you work, and sponge off with real care — haze shows far more on a glaze this deep than on a pale one.
  • Layout: Set the run out from the most visible corner so that a whole egg, not a half one, lands where the eye first arrives. The repeat is fixed at 152mm, so decide early where the cut piece will sit and put it above a door or behind a fitting.
  • Cleaning: The gloss glaze is non-porous and needs no sealing. Wipe with warm water and a mild detergent; avoid abrasive pads and acidic limescale removers, which will dull the surface over time.
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Product Frequently Asked Questions

Can Artworks Victorian Green tiles be used in a shower or wet room?

Yes. Artworks is specified for both wet and dry wall areas, so Victorian Green belongs in a shower enclosure, a wet room or around a bath. The background must be sound, dry and properly tanked, with a flexible waterproof adhesive and grout throughout the wet zone. One practical note on the darkest colour in the range: limescale and soap residue show far more readily on a deep gloss glaze than on a pale one, so a squeegee and a soft cloth will keep a shower in this colour looking as it should.

Can I use Artworks Victorian Green on the floor?

No. Artworks is a wall tile range only. The glaze is not rated for foot traffic and would scratch and dull quickly underfoot, and a gloss surface of this kind is slippery when wet. A deep green wall is best served by a floor with pattern and light in it rather than more darkness — a black and white geometric, an encaustic-look design, or a buff or terracotta quarry. Call 01344 620211 and we will suggest something that lifts it.

Will every Victorian Green tile be exactly the same shade?

There is slight variation between production batches. Deep glazes are the most forgiving in this respect — a small shift reads as depth rather than as a different colour, where the same shift on a pale tile would be obvious. Even so, order the whole quantity for a room at once with your wastage allowance, and mix from several boxes as you set out. If you are adding to existing tiling, send us a photograph and we will give you an honest view.

What adhesive and grout colour should I use with Victorian Green?

White flexible adhesive. For grout, go dark and close: a deep grey, a charcoal or a dark green-grey that sits near the tile's own depth. Two to avoid, and on this colour the first is the most damaging in the whole range. A brilliant white grout against a near-black green is the most extreme contrast Artworks can produce — it draws a stark bright net across the wall and the tile disappears behind its own joints. And a mid grey pleases nobody here: too light to belong, too dark to read as a deliberate contrast, it simply looks tired. Also allow more care than usual sponging off, because grout haze is far more visible on a deep gloss glaze.

Is Victorian Green in stock, and how quickly can it be delivered?

Victorian Green is usually held in stock across the range — field, half, large brick and metro tiles, and the full set of mouldings. We will confirm availability and a delivery date for your exact quantity when you order, and UK delivery is free on orders over £1,000. If a piece is temporarily out we will tell you the lead time before you commit rather than after. Call 01344 620211 or visit us at 67 High Street, Ascot.

How does Victorian Green compare with the other Artworks greens?

There are four, and they run from a tint to a near-black. Victorian Green is the deepest by a clear margin — the only green in the range that behaves like a dark colour rather than a coloured one. Pavilion Green is a saturated mid green, strong but still bright. Palm Green is a soft warm leaf green and Jade Breeze a pale cool sage, both gentle enough to tile a whole room in. If you want a room to feel enclosed, lamplit and considered, this is the one. If you want green as a light background, it is not. Order samples of the four and lay them out together.

Can I see a sample before I order?

Yes. Cut samples are free to collect from our Ascot showroom, or we can post one to you for the cost of postage. Seeing the glaze in your own light is the surest way to judge how it will sit against your paint, stone and metalwork.

How much extra should I order for cuts and wastage?

As a guide, add around 10% to your measured area for cuts and breakages, and nearer 15% for a herringbone, diagonal or brick-bond layout. It is also worth keeping a few spare tiles from the same batch in case a repair is ever needed.

Which pieces are available in Artworks Victorian Green?

Eighteen: the 152 x 152mm field tile, the 152 x 76mm half tile, the 228 x 75mm large brick, bevelled metro tiles at 150 x 75mm and 75 x 75mm, a skirting tile, a plain cornice, an external corner trim, and ten mouldings — Victoria, Egg & Dart, Dentil, Hogarth, Albert, Rope, Astragal, Scroll, Sigma and Omega. Victorian Green does not include handed corner pieces, an internal corner trim, wrapping pieces or rounded-edge tiles. Everything is sold by the box.

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