Franz Anton Mehlem - Wall plate - 'Zoals het klokje thuis...

Franz Anton Mehlem - Wall Plate - 'As the clock ticks at home' • marked 'Royal Bonn' • ca. 1910–1920 - Earthenware Wall plate by Franz Anton Mehlem with the proverb 'As the clock at home ticks, it ticks nowhere'. A man and a woman sit in straight chairs under the pendulum, a cat beside her, a dog beside him. Bottle-green line work, ochre and vermilion appear on a powder-blue ground, brushstrokes visible. On the wall, the plate conveys in one glance what home means. For this object a Buy Now price has been set, for those who want to acquire it immediately without waiting. Description: Round wall plate with a wide rim and inset mirror. A woman with a white hat and a man with a pipe sit under a hanging pendulum on a column. Under the scene the proverb is in block letters with vermilion capitals: 'Zooals 't klokje huistikt tikt het nergens'. The rim is an Art Nouveau band with triple-lobed flowers, lancet leaves and ochre triangles. The bottle-green shows fine shading. About the maker: Royal Bonn (Franz Anton Mehlem, Bonn) is the trade name of a ceramic factory from the first half of the nineteenth century. The name appeared on its wares from 1890 to 1920. For the Dutch market the factory produced plates with Dutch inscriptions; Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden preserves six. Villeroy & Boch acquired it in 1920 and closed it in 1931. In the interior: Fits in an Art Nouveau, country, or Dutch interior, in the hall or the kitchen. The bottle-green and the vermilion capitals also read from a distance. Condition: Good, with fine crazing in the glaze. Front: rim and mirror with no visible flakes or hairline cracks. Back: some light glaze spots at the edge and small rust-brown specks at the hanger; the foot ring is unglazed and carries a metal hanging wire. No restorations observed. See the images. Offered as a decorative object, not intended for use with food. At a glance: Material: earthenware, decoration under glaze Dimensions and weight: h 3 x diameter 24 cm, 510 grams Brand: Royal Bonn (Franz Anton Mehlem), incised round stamp with monogram and size code, on the bottom Dating: ca. 1910–1920 Provenance: private collection, Western Europe Attribution and sources: Made by Franz Anton Mehlem, Bonn. The round, incised stamp with monogram is the factory mark; the same mark type appears on the Mehlem plates of Museum De Lakenhal (inventory 8205). The Royal Bonn brand name ran until 1920; the Jugendstil rim places the plate in the years prior to that. Shipping: Professionally packed in a sturdy box with cushioning material, for fragile objects a double box. Always insured shipping with Track and Trace. See the feedback from previous buyers. You can follow me above by bookmarking my page and after 'DECADERS Gallery' click follow (heart) to stay updated.

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