Large Mafra Majolica Pailssy snake & lizard wall plate

Victorian, circa 1890. 11.4ins high, 11.4ins wide, 4.7ins depth.

Mafra Majolica wall plate which features lizards, and snake and insects.

Colouration: green, brown, grey, are predominant.

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

Condition

Good. No restoration. Chip to shredded clay to rim.

Some small flakes to both lizard's jaws,

worm's head and to shredded ground.

KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to the lizard's tail;

a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze.