Vintage BOPLA! charger plate, 12.25"

Series: Voyage / Flying

Pattern name: Mongolfiere (French for hot-air balloon, referencing the Montgolfier brothers who pioneered balloon flight in 1783).

Designer: Maria Ines Klose (noted as the only female artist who worked for Bopla).
Theme: Transportation / early aviation, specifically whimsical, black background with colorful illustrations of hot air balloons, biplanes, birds, a smiling sun, butterflies, stars, and a central ornate balloon/carousel-like structure, framed by a blue-and-black checkered rim
Maker & origin: Produced by Suisse Langenthal in Switzerland (high-quality porcelain, typically triple-fired).

Condition: Never used, been kept in storage since the 90's.