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WWII Souvenir Brought Home Dec. 1 1945 Large VILLEROY & BOCH PLATE

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Pottery5003 of 12310Very Kitschy 1950s Wall Plaques, Thrift Shop Find $3.00Gemma taccogna ,Fred sexton paper mache doll.bought for 20p at a summer fair
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    Posted 8 years ago

    LOUMANAL
    (436 items)

    Many soldiers after W.W.II brought home souvenirs of their time in Europe. The soldier who brought back this large 15 1/4" wall plaque must have had a large, well padded ruck sack. I peeled back the sticker to be able to see the mark on the back which dates the wall plaque between 1874-1909. The "Mercury" Villeroy & Boch mark indicates that it was made at the Wallerfangen factory which was in operation from 1789 to 1931. Most of the old original records of this company were destroyed by English air bombing during the second world war. Other markings are a 2427A and an impressed KAO. The scene is of a sailboat sailing by a Windmill with an orangy sky in the background. Surprisingly, it has no crazing whatsoever. It was picked up at an estate sale last week. RER

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Truly a fantastic piece! Amazing that this young soldier made it home safely with this and not breaking or chipping it. A wonderful piece indeed!
    2. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 8 years ago
      Thank you jscott0363 for the comments and love and thank you vetraio50, TassieDevil, mikelv85, martika and racer4four for the loves. Bob
    3. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 8 years ago
      Thank you brunswick for the love! RER
    4. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 8 years ago
      Thank you Caperkid, blunderbuss2, aura, Rick55 and kivatinitz for the love. RER

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