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Four Portuguese Palissy-Style Trompe l'oeil Dishes, Late 19th Century
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April 5, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Four Portuguese Palissy-Style Trompe l'oeil Dishes, Late 19th Century
applied with various amphibians and insects including lizards, snakes, frogs and winged insects, on a shredded moss ground, two with impressed lozenge mark for Jose A. Cunha, Portugal, Caldas Rainha, two with embossed script monogram for José Francisco de Sousa, Caldas de Rainha
diameter of largest 9 1/2 in.
24.2 cm
In 1860, José Francisco de Sousa purchased a factory from another ceramicist and began making decorative plates, which often featured lobsters, fish, and moss. In this example, a dish of fish and an eel have been placed on a bed of moss.
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