Four Portuguese Palissy-Style Trompe l'oeil Dishes, Late 19th Century

Four Portuguese Palissy-Style Trompe l'oeil Dishes, Late 19th Century

applied with various amphibians and insects including lizards, snakes, frogs beetles and butterflies, on a shredded moss ground, one with impressed lozenge mark for Jose A. Cunha, Portugal, Caldas Rainha, two with impressed crowned mark for M. Mafra Caldas, Portugal, one with indistinct impressed mark

diameter of largest 11 3/4 in.

29.8 cm