Vintage German Fish Plates – Set of 4 by Waechtersbach Ceramics 19th Century Art 1865–1887)A rare and wonderfully detailed

1865–1887)A rare and wonderfully detailed 19th-century Portuguese majolica wall pocket by Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra

A band of ornamental cobalt blue encircles the collar

when the company embraced both clear and colored lead crystal with exquisite hand detailing

These rare vases are nearly identical to documented smaller piece retailing for $469 each

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Vintage German Fish Plates – Set of 4 by Waechtersbach Ceramics 19th Century Art 1865–1887)A rare and wonderfully detailedVintage German Fish Plates Set of 4 by Waechtersbach Ceramics This charming set of vintage fish shaped plates was made in Germany by Waechtersbach Ceramics, a respected West German earthenware company founded in 1832. These plates were modeled after the companys well known Fish Service set from 1906 and were produced only for a limited time in the late 1940s and 1950s making them a rare and collectible find. Each plate is hand painted in milky grays