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See Bockol, p. 23 for a similar example Courtesy of Britannia Gray's Market, London. Compare Duchin, pp. 35 and 39, cat no. 73 for another by J.A. Cuhna.
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IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS AND INCISED 9 TO THE FIRST; IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSE A.(LVES) CUNHA, CALDAS RAINHA TO THE OTHER, CIRCA 1880
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TWO PORTUGUESE MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL DISHES
IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS AND INCISED 9 TO THE FIRST; IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSE A.(LVES) CUNHA, CALDAS RAINHA TO THE OTHER, CIRCA 1880
The first moulded and applied with a reptile fighting a snake, two variant lizards and a worm, on a bed of mossy frit; the second similar with a lizard, a snake, a butterfly and two caterpillars
6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) diameter, the first (2)
IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS AND INCISED 9 TO THE FIRST; IMPRESSED SEAL MARK FOR JOSE A.(LVES) CUNHA, CALDAS RAINHA TO THE OTHER, CIRCA 1880
The first moulded and applied with a reptile fighting a snake, two variant lizards and a worm, on a bed of mossy frit; the second similar with a lizard, a snake, a butterfly and two caterpillars
6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) diameter, the first (2)