Karlsruhe Underwater Sea Life Tile Plaque Bird The company eventually became the

The company eventually became the Empire Tile Company in the 1920's

one holding a book

Total dimensions 24 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Each measures 6" tall

sculptor and ceramicist who completed his ceramics studies in 1920 at the Landshut Ceramic Technical School after returning to Germany from French captivity during WWI where he met the artist Maria Margarethe Wilke (1893-1961)

Karlsruhe Underwater Sea Life Tile Plaque Bird The company eventually became theA Karlsruhe pottery tile of undersea life in a modern 50's style. It measures 11" tall, 6 3 4" wide and 5 8" thick, the raised line design showing a pair of Butterfly Fish angelfish and a brittle star starfish. It has incised holes on the top edge and wire to facilitate hanging. There were meant to be hung on the walls of a home or garden and used like a ceramic painting. They could still be used in an installation too!. The back has an impressed