METTLACH: Phanolith and stoneware cameo plate, circa 1899-1906, VILLEROY BOCH Mettlach, decoration with winged woman playing Lyra in the setting sun, recessed mark on the back, diameter 26.5 cm [small brown discoloration near the knees]. | METTLACH: Phanolith and stoneware cameo plate, circa 1899-1906, VILLEROY BOCH Mettlach, decoration with winged woman playing Lyra in the setting sun, recessed mark on the back, diameter 26.5 cm [small brown discoloration near the knees] | METTLACH: Kameenteller aus Phanolith und Steinzeug, um 1899-1906, VILLEROY BOCH Mettlach, Dekor mit geflügelter Frau, die Lyra in der untergehenden Sonne spielt, vertiefte Marke auf der Rückseite, Durchmesser 26,5 cm [kleine braune Verfärbung in der Nähe der Knie]

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