Antique Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Largest Three Graces 19th Century Wall Plate

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Antique Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Largest Three Graces 19th Century Wall Plate

Made in Germany 1898

German Phanolith Wall Plate … more Antique Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Largest Three Graces 19th Century Wall Plate

Made in Germany 1898

German Phanolith Wall Plate

The Three Graces Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia)

Attributed to Jean Baptist Stahl for Mettlach

Piece is marked with the Abbey Mark used 1882 - 1931. Also marked Mettlach and VB for Villeroy & Boch. In addition, it bears an impressed US PATENT, which as far as I can determine, was required for any item intended for hanging on a wall, and for being imported to the US.
Also, the word GESCHUTZ, a German phrase that translates to "legally protected" or "copyrighted."

Jean Baptist Stahl was the inventor of the Phanolith process. Phanolith is a porcelain That combines the characteristics of jasper ware and pate-sur-pate. Developed at the Villeroy & Boch factory in Mettlach, Germany toward the end of the 19th century. The Phanolith first came into the spotlight at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.

21" diameter
21" Height
1.5" Depth

Very Heavy.

Condition: Pristine. No chips, cracks or scratches. less