A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL CIRCULAR CHARGER

CIRCA 1865-87, ATTRIBUTED TO MANUEL MAFRA CUNHA, CALDAS

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A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL CIRCULAR CHARGER
CIRCA 1865-87, ATTRIBUTED TO MANUEL MAFRA CUNHA, CALDAS
Moulded and applied with three fish and an eel on a bed of foliage, the border with varied insects, shells, a frog and a salamander
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

See Marshall P. Katz, Portuguese Palissy Ware, New York, 1999, p. 31, pl. 8 and p. 47, pl. 43 for very similar examples marked M. Mafra, Caldas, Portugal. Also see Animal Art Antiques, Christie's, New York, 20 & 21 January 2004, lot 905 for another.

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