Mafra Palissy Snake & Lizard charger

Victorian, circa 1890. 15.4ins high, 15ins wide, 3.3ins depth. Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall charger which features a lizard, two snakes, a frog, beetle and moths.


Colouration: brown, green, grey, are predominant.



The piece bears maker's marks for the Mafra pottery.

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good. KILN EFFECTS: a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the ground;





glaze run to the brown glaze.







RESTORATION. Lizard's head and snake's head reglued and joins retouched.







Remodelled bottom jaw to lizard.





Filled chip to one leaf and end of one moth.





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