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Large chromolite wall plate with dwarf motif. Villeroy & Boch.
Embossed tower mark "Mettlach" with addition "Protected against reproduction", from 1887. Inscribed "H. Schlitt" at bottom right. Model no. 2112, designed by Heinrich SCHLITT (1848-1923).
Colored, incised fine stoneware, gold rim in relief. Ø 41.5 cm.
Dwarf sitting in a nest with bottles of wine, surrounded by vines and insects. With added rope suspension . Rubbed gold.
The Munich painter Heinrich Schlitt studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and designed various jug and wall plate motifs for Mettlach. He became particularly well known for his humorous dwarf and fairy tale motifs. The wall plate is listed in the Mettlach product catalog from 1899.
Literature : See Anton Post, Mettlacher Steinzeug 1885-1905.
Call time 26 | Feb. 2026 | probably 16:31 (CET)
Limit 80 €
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