Historical & Geological Context
The hexagonal tomette is the archetypal flooring of Mediterranean French châteaux, bastides, and townhouses. Handcrafted from local ferruginous clays and fired with pine brushwood in traditional kilns, each tile exhibits gentle gradations from pale apricot to deep oxblood red. Laid on a dry lime-and-sand bed without modern cement.
Petrographic & Geological Characteristics
Salernes red clay terracotta, wood-fired with natural flame flashings.
Lime Mortar & Breathability Compatibility
Bed on dry sand or breathable aerial lime screed (CL90); seal only with boiled linseed oil and beeswax.
Provenance & Historical Sourcing
Provence, Rhône Valley, and Mediterranean basin.
Condition Report & Patina
Reclaimed tiles cleaned of gypsum/lime, porous, natural wax-treated.
Tomettes Provençales Hexagonales d'Époque
Provence, France (FR)
Non-commercial reference. Not sold or brokered by Le Cercle du Roi.
This material dossier is compiled from public geological surveys, heritage conservation research (BRGM, CTMNC, Historic England, Monumentenwacht), and historical treatises. Inclusion does not constitute a sales offer by Le Cercle du Roi.