Villeroy & Boch (Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, France)

Acapulco range (one of my favourite V&B patterns)

Form 5004

This one has a few things on the base;  a large letter G  and what looks like HR  73T   1  S  all spread out in different places.  Beautiful glaze - deep mustardy colour at the bottom and getting paler towards the top.

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Viilleroy & Boch Dresden, Kunstabteilung / art department,

BTW V&B Dresden was the first factory(!) which developed drip glazes on white earthenware 1902/1905.

form 731, size 1
shape 19th century, possibly in the catalog 1888 (i will check that)
your copy much later,
letter code H R = august 1919 i think (+/-1)
lleter S = modeller

cf. 731,2 decor 4996, with the mark of the art department (letters V&B interlaced inscribed in a big "D")

letters E S = may 1921 (+/-1)

(lertters A-M font face Antiqua / Times New Roman = month)
(letter font face Fraktur = year)





It could be easily proved that decor 4996 was produced in the early 20s,
cf. brochure 1926 with vase 1044 / 4996
https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/15/53/66/40/vbd_bu10.jpg

"please tell me what would lead me to know it's Villeroy & Boch"

Sorry, let´s talk about the V&B factory at Dresden only, founded 1856

You need a small selection / collection of identified pieces as your vase
and / or at least some good pictures as yours.


1. easy to identify as pieces by V&B Dresder are usually marked with the "mercure stamp" after 1875 more than 80 - 90 % i think
2. you have to know the comparatively rare stamp of the art department , founded 1883 (?) (do you recognise the letters ?)
3. you have to learn something about the other markings,
form numbers, letters, ... often in a frame, that´s the best way
to identify V&B Dresden pieces.
Some knowledge about typography could be helpful.

4. V&B catalogs, catalogs, catalogs, brochures, leaflets 1888 onwards
(---> V&B archives at Merzig, V&B museum / permanent exhibition
at Mettlach, you could ask them for help ---> Google )
5. literature about V&B Dresden
- exhibition catalog 1991
- if you are interested in the art department
i would like to recommend the book "Jugendstil in Dresden" , 1999
(Art nouveau at Dresden) which has a section about V&B Dresden
1900 / 1910 , written by Rainer Richter & Alfred Ziffer true experts

Any ideas about this bowl?
(sorry for the bad pictures)
Thanks,
Rita

Base markings

Villeroy & Boch , Mettlach
German
http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/saar/mettlach_1/00.php

No date known .

I'm still suffering on intelectual incontinence

Villeroy and boch Luxembourg i am presuming mid century verry much in the style of Colin Melbourne for Beswick and Midwinter.
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dantheman wrote:

I love this pattern. Must collect a set at some point.

Found a whole set. Unfortunately way beyond my budget - and I'd need the cupboard too   

....includes saucepans

Hi

Nice little mug but I was unable to find the pattern design and with the impressed marks I wondered how early it actually is?

Large vase by Villeroy & Boch

I have this strainer I presume for salad although any ideas would be appreciated. Having lot of trouble dating the mark. I have only found one other piece similar on a polish website and could make out 1920 but I think it looks older.

This site also says 1920-25: https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/germany/northrhine/poppelsdorf-02/index.php

Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach stein