Villeroy & Boch plates

Every new year, between 1979 and 2002 (except for 1983,1984, 1987 and 1988), Villeroy & Boch offered to their best customers a plate illustrated by a camellia. Their are 20 of them and we achieved to gather them all. Painting are by Nicolas Liez. 

1979 - 'Canduiflora Rubra'	1980 - 'Alba Plena'	1981 - 'Douklaria'
1982 - 'Picturata'	1985 - 'Rubra'	1986 - 'Tricolor'
1989 - 'Eximia'	1990 - 'Variegata'	1991 - 'Woodi Alba'
1992 - 'Spectabilis'	1993 - 'Apertabilis Maculata'	1994 - 'Jacicularis'
1995 - 'Picturata Bianca'	1996 - 'Rubricanlis'	1997 - 'Variegata Rosa'
1998 - 'Bruccana'	1999 - 'Birro'	2000 - 'Rubricanlis'
2001 - 'Facienlata Vinosa'	2002 - 'Collettii'

Villeroy & Boch trinkets

Six trinkets were also produced, more difficult to find, with the same drawings as plates. 

N°1 - 'Canduiflora Rubra'	N°2 - 'Alba Plena'	N°3 - 'Douklaria'
N°4 - 'Picturata'	N°5 - 'Rubra'	N°6 - 'Tricolor'
The trinkets exist in three different sizes.

Mug Villeroy & Boch

A mug exists, C. sinensis

Other plates

Coins and medals

This coin was produced in 1999, for the KunMing Gardening Expo (China), diameter 4 cm
Bronze medal of the Porto's camellia show, 1994, diameter 8 cm
Medal of the Società Italiana della Camelia, 1965, diameter 5 cm Photos Luc Dhaeze

Cups

A friend offered me this tea cup bought in Japan.

Another typical cup.

With Camellia 'Anemoniflora'.

Stamps

1972 stamps, coming from Albania.

1979 stamps, coming from China.

1920 stamp, X^th camellia festival, Locarno, Switzerland.

1992 stamps, coming from New-Zealand.

1997 stamp, coming from Monaco.

Cards

Card from the 29th Mostra Nazionale della Camellia - Verbania.

Cathie - www.lovcam.org
03/09/2011