JFS Majolica Palissy spider crab & shellfish charger

Victorian, circa 1890. 15ins high, 15ins wide, 3.9ins depth. Jose Francisco de Sousa Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall charger which features a large spider crab and a variety of shellfish.
Colouration: green, red, cream, are predominant.



The piece bears maker's marks for the Jose Francisco de Sousa pottery.





Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. Some small flakes to edges of some of the shells, to crab's back and to the green shredded clay.















KILN EFFECTS: small glaze miss to one of the crab's legs.



RESTORATION: Stabilized and retouched hairline to the rim running on to the underside.





Filled and retouched chips and flakes to four of the shells and a peice of coral.











Three of the crabs legs have been remodelled.







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