Phanolith is a kind of porcelain that combines the characteristics and benefits of jasperware and pâte-sur-pâte. It was developed at Villeroy & Boch in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, at the end of the nineteenth century.1 As the creator of the Phanolith, the artist Jean-Baptiste Stahl headed the modeller section at Villeroy & Boch. The Phanolith gained first wide public attention at the World's Fair 1900 in Paris.
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Phanolith plaque at the height of Jean-Baptiste Stahl's work. -
Section from a large cup.
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References
- Post, Anton (1976). Ammelounx, Hans (ed.). Mettlacher Steinzeug 1885 - 1905. Saarwellingen: Hans Ammelounx.