Majolica oyster plate

Victorian, circa 1875. 9.6ins high, 9.6ins wide, 0.8ins depth. Majolica oyster plate which features six shell shaped wells alternately coloured.
Colouration: turquoise, lilac, brown, are predominant.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. No restoration. Some flakes to the rim.









Slight wear to the high points of the molding.







KILN EFFECTS: glaze pops to the rim;





small firing holes to interior;







kiln detritus caught in the glaze to one of the shells.




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