Royal Copenhagen - Richard Bøcher - Wall plate - Porcelain - Rare Czech text Christmas plate, 1916 Vánoce

Extremely rare, hard-to-find Christmas plate from the Danish porcelain manufacturer Royal Copenhagen

This is the very rare Czech edition of the 1916 Christmas plate, dating from the First World War, when very few of these plates were probably produced and sold—especially as a Czech edition. Of the few that existed, many have presumably been broken and lost forever.

Here is your chance to bid on an exceptionally well-preserved example with no chips, cracks, or repairs whatsoever.
First quality. Only a few firing spots, due to the manufacturing process, suggesting the difficult production conditions during the war.

The design depicts the angel announcing the birth of Christ to the shepherds.

Czech inscription “Vánoce 1916”

On the back are the green maker’s mark, used between 1889 and 1922, as well as the blue three-wave mark and painter’s number 178
Additionally, a blue 4 (possibly indicating the fourth Czech example?)

It will be shipped in a well-padded, insured package with tracking

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Source: Wikipedia

The design is based on the Christmas story in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:8–12, EU), which reads:

“Now there were shepherds in that region, staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock during the night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. They were terrified, but the angel said to them: ‘Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: You will find a child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.’”
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