Large Villeroy & Boch-Mettlach Art Nouveau Charger

Germany, 1914, designed by Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923), stoneware charger with incised and hand-painted scene of a gnome and insects among blooming branches, with a bas-relief gilt foliate rim, stamped to underside. This lot also includes a wall display mount.

16 3/8 x 16 3/8 x 2 in.

Gilt rubbing to rim; some minor paint rubbing and surface marks; some slight discoloration and staining to area surrounding gnome.