Antique Franz Anton Mehlem Bonn Plate Windmill Landscape Scalloped Rim 6.75"

Franz Anton Mehlem
Glazed Ceramic Decorative Plate
Victorian Era, Late 19th Century

This antique German decorative plate was produced by the Steingutfabrik Franz Anton Mehlem in Bonn, Germany. The center features a scenic river landscape depicting a windmill and cottage, framed by an airbrushed brown ombre border with an embossed scalloped rim. Pieces from this renowned Rhineland pottery are celebrated for their distinctive earthenware and pictorial transfers.

• Molded earthenware ceramic with scalloped relief rim and brown shaded glaze
• Green printed tower backstamp marked "FM", "BONN", and "FRANZ ANT. MEHLEM" with impressed mark
• Distinctive fine all-over crazing authenticating late 19th-century manufacture
• Measures approximately 6.75 inches in diameter

Condition: Good antique condition. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Features uniform fine glaze crazing throughout front and back, characteristic of Victorian earthenware. Light surface wear consistent with age and an adhesive label residue spot on the underside.