Lot Essay
See Katz, Portuguese, p. 31, fig. 8 for a similar example, Courtesy of Animal Art Antiques.
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IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, AND INCISED 4, CIRCA 1880
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A PORTUGUESE MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL CIRCULAR DISH
IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, AND INCISED 4, CIRCA 1880
Moulded and applied with lizards and insects on a bed of seaweed
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, AND INCISED 4, CIRCA 1880
Moulded and applied with lizards and insects on a bed of seaweed
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
Literature
Katz, Portuguese, p. 52, fig. 53