Luneville Palissy Majolica Fish Platter

Circa 1880. 12.6ins high, 17.9ins wide, 2.6ins depth. Luneville (attributed) French Palissy Majolica platter which features fish (gurnard's) and eels in a rock pool.

Colouration: blue/grey, puce, brown, are predominant.

Book reference ,'Bernard PALISSY et ses suiveurs…', by Christine Viennet and Paul Starosta. Page 215, figure 1.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. No restoration. Very minor wear to the high points of the molding.

KILN EFFECTS: glaze-filled shrinkage crack to one tail fin;

a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze;

craze line to the ground, only present to the front.

 

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