19Th Century Mafra Caldas Palissy Plate - Moth
Stock No
KS7842b
2016
- £475.00
- €577 Euro
- $601 US Dollar
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Item Description
A late 19th century Manuel Mafra Palissy ware wall plate decorated in relief with lizards and moth against a textured background. Glazed in vibrant majolica colours. Minor chips to base.
Manuel Mafra (1829–1905) lived in the Portuguese town of Caldas da Rainha where he worked at the famed pottery factory of Maria dos Cacos. Eventually he took over this Caldas factory where he pioneered a style of Palissy ware that featured the distinctive 'shredded clay' moss as a decorative bed for fish, lizardds, snakes and insects.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Cornwall, Cornwall
Item Dimensions
H: 18cm
Period
c.1875
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Cornwall, Cornwall
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)1579 344647
+44 (0)7952 346678
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