Rare Majolica Palissy bird on nest pot & cover

Victorian, circa 1890. 5.5ins high, 4.7ins wide, 4.7ins depth. Unidentified Portuguese Palissy Majolica pot and cover which features a bird with a nest full of eggs.









Colouration: cream, green, grey, are predominant.

Condition

CONDITION: Pot: Generally good. Two tiny chips to the inner rim.





Three chips to leaf edges.







Some flakes to the leaves, branches to base, inner rim, and shredded clay.





















RESTORATION: filled chips to flowers and leaves; retouched flakes to flowers, leaves and inner rim.

















Cover: Good. Two chips to shredded clay.





Flaking to flange.





RESTORATION: filled chip to bird's beak and flange.







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