Manuel Mafra Portuguese Palissy-Style Earthenware Charger
Crafted in Portugal in the late 19th century, this Palissy-style earthenware charger by Manuel Mafra (b.1831 d.1905) is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage & antique goods. The piece features a lifelike frog and snake resting on a glazed, moss-textured green ground. Mafra, a pioneering ceramicist, developed a distinctly Portuguese interpretation of Palissy ware, marked by its vibrant glazes, naturalistic subjects, and signature mossy bases. A similar example resides in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Manuel Mafra Portuguese Palissy-Style Earthenware Charger
Crafted in Portugal in the late 19th century, this Palissy-style earthenware charger by Manuel Mafra (b.1831 d.1905) is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage & antique goods. The piece features a lifelike frog and snake resting on a glazed, moss-textured green ground. Mafra, a pioneering ceramicist, developed a distinctly Portuguese interpretation of Palissy ware, marked by its vibrant glazes, naturalistic subjects, and signature mossy bases. A similar example resides in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Please note that vintage items will embrace unique variations such as chips, scratches, crazing, rust, dirt, and general wear..
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Crafted in Portugal in the late 19th century, this Palissy-style earthenware charger by Manuel Mafra (b.1831 d.1905) is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage & antique goods. The piece features a lifelike frog and snake resting on a glazed, moss-textured green ground. Mafra, a pioneering ceramicist, developed a distinctly Portuguese interpretation of Palissy ware, marked by its vibrant glazes, naturalistic subjects, and signature mossy bases. A similar example resides in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Please note that vintage items will embrace unique variations such as chips, scratches, crazing, rust, dirt, and general wear..
