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See Duchin, pp. 16 and 37, cat. no. 60 for a similar example in the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSÉ FRANCISCO DE SOUSA FILHO, AND INCISED NO. 2, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
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A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL DISH
IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSÉ FRANCISCO DE SOUSA FILHO, AND INCISED NO. 2, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
Modelled as a large lobster, crabs, and other shellfish resting in a seaweed-lined charger
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) diameter
IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSÉ FRANCISCO DE SOUSA FILHO, AND INCISED NO. 2, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
Modelled as a large lobster, crabs, and other shellfish resting in a seaweed-lined charger
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) diameter