{"product_id":"palissy-majolica-alligator-and-lizard","title":"Alligator and Lizard Palissy Majolica Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis small circular wall platter is modeled in the Portuguese Palissy tradition with three reptiles and a worm rendered in high relief on a densely textured mossy ground. The central composition is arranged naturalistically on an extruded green moss ground, characteristic of the Caldas da Rainha workshops. The border is glazed in deep mottled brown. The reverse is unglazed cream earthenware bearing the impressed maker's mark MAFRA \/ CALDAO \/ PORTUGAL with a hanging wire fitted to the foot rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra pioneered a distinctive style of Portuguese Palissy ware featuring a characteristic usage of moss as a decorative bed for animals. A style quickly adopted by other Portuguese manufacturers and now held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The inclusion of \"Portugal\" in the mark dates this piece to post-1891 export production made in the final years of the workshop before Mafra's death in 1905.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition overall. Minor glaze wear consistent with age and use. Hanging wire to reverse is a period addition. No chips or repairs visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCirca 1891–1905\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Lead-glazed earthenware \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer: \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCaldas da Rainha, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  16D x 5H cm | 6.2D x 2H in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cindy Greene NYC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48855402938537,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/2628\/1897\/files\/PalissyMajolicaAlligatorandLizard1.jpg?v=1790167024","url":"https:\/\/www.cindygreenenyc.com\/products\/palissy-majolica-alligator-and-lizard","provider":"Cindy Greene NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}