This is a Beautiful Collectable VILLEROY & BOCH Decorative Plate. I searched High and Low to find information on this plate, but it was almost impossible until I saw markings that matched the one on the back of this plate. This marking was only used for a small amount of time, as shown in the last picture 1873 1883 the dates.

Measurement:
10 Diameter
3/4 Tall

A little history on Villeroy & Boch
In order to survive on the European market the two former rivals JeanFrançois Boch and Nicolas Villeroy decided to merge their three factories to form one business enterprise. In 1836 the Villeroy & Boch company was founded and soon started its advance on European market leadership, especially after the marriage of the Villeroy and Boch children in 1842 that bonded both families together even further. The company started to greatly expand its product range in 1843 and one of the first larger investments was the founding of the Cristallerie glassworks in Wadgassen, a factory that still supplies products complementing the tableware range up until today.

From 1846 onwards Villeroy & Boch supplied tableware and decorative objects to all areas of Germany and that success was soon followed by a revolutionary process in tile manufacture. The invention of dry compression moulding in Septfontaines was not only a milestone in company history, it greatly influenced the whole industry and in principle, tiles all over the world are still made in the same way even today. By the year 1850, full range production of highquality bone china and marblelike parian earthenware had been established, followed by multicolour pattern printing for decoration purposes; the company now not only supplied all European markets but had also managed to find its place on the North and South American market.

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in North Carolina.