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Mettlach
Lkr. Merzig-Wadern
Saarland

Heinertstraße
(ehem. Villeroy & Boch Mosaikfabrik)

Das Füllhorn

The Cornucopia

Frans Masereel
Villeroy & Boch (Mettlach)
1949

Description

Mosaic of man with an enormous cornucopia, from which all kinds of tiles are streaming.

The mosaic was on the facade of one of the buildings of Villeroy & Boch. The building is demolished, the mosaic is preserved.

Sculptor

Frans Masereel (Blankenberge 1889 - Avignon 1972), Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Industrie-Kultur-Ansichten, Projekte, Mettlach.

Locatie (N 49°29'42" - E 6°35'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desl104; Photograph: 31 May 2019
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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