Avelino Soares Majolica Palissy loquots wall plate

Victorian, circa 1890. 10.4ins high, 10.4ins wide, 2ins depth. Avelino Soares Bello Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features loquots and leaves. Colouration: green, yellow, brown, are predominant.





The piece bears maker's marks for the Avelino Soares Bello pottery.



Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good. Some small flakes to tip of branch,



edge of two leaves,





front of another leaf,



rim and foot rim.







KILN EFFECTS: glaze pops to two of the loquots;





shrinkage crack to stalk of one loquot and base and tip of one leaf;







cloudiness to the glaze to the brown ground.



RESTORATION: Filled and retouched chips, one to plate rim and one to leaf edge.





Retouched flakes to three of the leaves.






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