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19Th Century Mafra Caldas Palissy Plate - Moth

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KS7842b

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  • £475.00
  • €565 Euro
  • $617 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 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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