This Ottoman Pietre Dure Tile is De Ferranti’s polychrome inlaid repeat, using cobalt blue, red and green ornament on a pale stone ground. The design is available in different stone combinations and applies the ancient skill of Pietre Dure to a repeating floral and geometric composition. Its mirrored forms create a clear axis through each square module, allowing the pattern to build continuously across a larger field.

Ottoman Pietre Dure Tile in a Polychrome Palette

The visible repeat combines paired blue leaf or bird-like forms with red flower heads and small green accents. Against the white ground, each colour remains distinct, giving the composition more contrast than the serpentine versions while retaining the same balanced structure. Because the colour comes from inlaid stone, natural mineral variation becomes part of the repeat rather than an imperfection to be eliminated.

The Green & Yellow Serpentine uses green and yellow notes, while Green Serpentine reduces the scheme to a more concentrated green palette. The Opus Sectile collection provides another route into precisely cut stone pattern, and the Pavements collection helps place the module within a complete floor design.

Controlling Repeat, Borders and Perimeter Cuts

An Ottoman Pietre Dure Tile should be set out with attention to mirrored joins, orientation and the location of perimeter cuts. A dry layout or accurate drawing can prevent the pattern from becoming visually interrupted at thresholds, borders or fixed furniture. Where the scheme mixes inlay with plain stone, compare sample tones under the project’s lighting before confirming quantities. The product is listed for interior use, so any proposed setting should be reviewed with the relevant substrate and installation method.

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