Mafra Majolica Palissy fish & eel wall charger

Victorian, circa 1890. 9.8ins high, 9.8ins wide, 2.8ins depth.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features various species of fish, shell fish and an eel. Colouration: green, ochre, brown, are predominant.



The piece bears maker's marks for the Mafra pottery. Book reference not found.

Condition

Good. Small flake to inner rim of one mussel.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze accumulation to the foot rim;





fleck of stray brown glaze to one fish's body.



RESTORATION. Remodeled section to one of the fish's back fin.



Filled chip to tail fin of one fish.




Small piece of side 'wavy' fins of two fish reglued and join retouched.





Retouched flakes to rims of two shell fish,





tail of one fish and back fin of another.





Filled chip to under rim and chips to foot rim.







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