Villeroy & Boch - Plate - Majolica - Majolica

Title:
Villeroy & Boch Schramberg – Majolica Plate with Chestnut Leaf Decoration – Form 281 – c. 1890
Decorative antique majolica plate by Villeroy & Boch, Schramberg factory, dating from the late 19th century.
The striking design features highly modeled green chestnut leaves on a textured yellow-gold ground, accompanied by small pink flowers. The most distinctive feature is the elaborate molded border with an interlaced basket-weave appearance in brown and ochre tones.
The reverse bears a circular impressed factory mark, the model/form number 281, and an additional small impressed mark.
Details:
Maker: Villeroy & Boch, Schramberg
Material: Majolica / glazed ceramic
Period: late 19th century, circa 1890
Model number: 281
Diameter: approx. 20 cm
polychrome relief glaze
raised chestnut-leaf and floral decoration
elaborately moulded ornamental border
Condition:
Very well preserved considering its age. No chips present. The colours, glaze and raised relief decoration remain in good condition. No obvious hairline cracks are visible. Only minor age-related or manufacturing irregularities and light signs of use are present.
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An attractive example of historic German majolica, combining naturalistic relief decoration with a particularly elaborate ornamental border.