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See Marshall P. Katz, Portuguese Palissy Ware, New York, 1999, p. 43, pl. 32 for a similar dish in the Museu de Cerâmica, Caldas da Rainha.
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CIRCA 1865-1887, IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, INSCISED Z
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A PORTUGUESE PALISSY STYLE MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL CIRCULAR DISH
CIRCA 1865-1887, IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, INSCISED Z
Moulded and applied with a central lobster flanked by mussels and surrounded by clam shells, resting on a frit ground
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1865-1887, IMPRESSED CROWNED MARK FOR M.(ANUEL) MAFRA, CALDAS, INSCISED Z
Moulded and applied with a central lobster flanked by mussels and surrounded by clam shells, resting on a frit ground
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) diameter