JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 8 July 2025 / 10:00 am start

19thC Manuel Mafra Portuguese Palissy majolica wall plate,

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Lot Details

decorated with a pair of three dimensional lizards and three beetles on a fine extruded base. Impressed mark to the back. Minor faults. Dia.230mm. Note: Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905) was one of the foremost Portuguese ceramists of the 19thC who developed a vast array of work influenced by the natural world. He was strongly influenced by the French 16thC engineer, craftsman and potter Bernard Palissy . Some faults.