JFS Majolica Palissy lobster wall platter

Victorian, circa 1890. 4.3ins high, 12.2ins wide, 12.2ins depth. Jose Francisco de Sousa Palissy Majolica wall platter which features a crayfish to the centre, with a sea urchin, mussels and shells. Colouration: red, green, cream, are predominant.

















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Condition

Good.

Some small flakes to shredded clay





and shells.



KILN EFFECTS: a few specks of kiln grit caught in the glaze to the crayfish



and border;





uneven glaze application to the underside.



RESTORATION: Remodelled tip of one antennae





and one feeler.



Filled chips to three shells.













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