Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate packed with nine overlying fish on a seaweed molded ground. Green reverse. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark inside the  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate packed with nine overlying fish on a seaweed molded ground. Green reverse. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark inside the foot. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Minor flaking to mouths of two fish. Restoration to 1/3 of the rim. Restoration of tail and lower fin of two fish. 7ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Large Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate with a lizard attacking a snake from within its burrow. Giant snail, beetle, moth and worm molded around the edge. Green  More »

Circa 1890 Large Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate with a lizard attacking a snake from within its burrow. Giant snail, beetle, moth and worm molded around the edge. Green mossy ground. Brown and cream glazes to reverse. Two hanging holes on the foot. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark ''JOSE A. CUNHA CALDAS RAINHA PORTUGAL'' inside the foot. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Minor flaking to moss. Kiln effects: glaze accumulation to the foot, three chips associated with stilt marks. Restored chip to the moss. Restoration of one moth antennae and tips of three outer beetle legs. 11ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Small Majolica Palissy wall plate modeled with an eel in the center on top of three various fish. Brown mottled ground with green shredded clay around the edge.  More »

Circa 1890 Small Majolica Palissy wall plate modeled with an eel in the center on top of three various fish. Brown mottled ground with green shredded clay around the edge. Two hanging holes on the foot. Impressed maker''s mark ''JOSE A. CUNHA PORTUGAL CALDAS RAINHA'' and three stilt marks inside the foot. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Minor chipping to the shredded clay. Kiln effect: glaze accumulation to the foot. Restored chip to tail of fish and eel. 6.5ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate with three frogs surrounding a central pool, on green mossy ground. Mottled glazes in the center. Brown reverse with two hanging holes  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate with three frogs surrounding a central pool, on green mossy ground. Mottled glazes in the center. Brown reverse with two hanging holes on the foot. Stilt marks inside the foot along with impressed maker''s mark ''M.MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL'' and inscribed ''6''. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Some small flakes to under rim and foot. Minor flaking to the moss. Restored chip to nose and mouth of one frog. Restored chip to foot. Retouched flake to eye of another frog. 9ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy fish (European freshwater fish, called a Zander) modeled laying on a leaf base. Naturalistically molded. Three stilt marks to underneath of base.  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy fish (European freshwater fish, called a Zander) modeled laying on a leaf base. Naturalistically molded. Three stilt marks to underneath of base. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Tiny shallow chip to underneath of base rim. Small nibbles and flaking to lower base edge and underneath of base. A few flakes to edge of smaller back fin and one flake to left corner of lower jaw. Some wear to underneath of base. Old restoration to upper and lower jaw and both tips of tail fins. 4.75ins high, 11ins wide   « Less

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy wall plate with two frogs, one coming out, one going into it''s burrow. Two lizards, beetles and a moth on green mossy ground. Mottled brown  More »

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy wall plate with two frogs, one coming out, one going into it''s burrow. Two lizards, beetles and a moth on green mossy ground. Mottled brown reverse with two hanging holes on the foot rim. Three stilt marks inside the foot rim, along with impressed maker''s marks ''M.MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL'' and the number ''4'' inscribed below. Generally good. No cracks. Tight rim hairline to reverse only. Two chips and a flake to the foot rim. Large flake to reverse. Minor flaking to the moss. Kiln effect: glaze accumulation to the foot rim. Restoration of one lizard head, moth wings and beetle horn. 11.5ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy wall plate molded with a lizard attacking a snake from within its burrow. Two lizards either side. Mossy ground. Brown reverse with two  More »

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy wall plate molded with a lizard attacking a snake from within its burrow. Two lizards either side. Mossy ground. Brown reverse with two hanging holes on the foot. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark ''M.MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL'' inside the foot. Generally good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. Chip to foot and a tiny chip to two of the lizard''s tongues. Some small flakes to attacking lizard''s head and snake''s neck. Minor flaking to the moss. 12.5ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair glass fairy lamps with Nailsea-type fairy size domes in blue with white loopings. Domes rest in pegged Cricklite embossed lamp cups, inserted into  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair glass fairy lamps with Nailsea-type fairy size domes in blue with white loopings. Domes rest in pegged Cricklite embossed lamp cups, inserted into gold fitting on top of a glass standard. Maker''s mark ''CLARKES PATENT TRADEMARK CRICKLITE'' to base of cups. Fairy lamps originated in England in the 1840''s and are candle burning night lights that would have been used in nurseries, hallways, and dimly lit corners of the home. Generally good. No restoration. Fairy 1: Dome: Minor nibbles around the top rim. Standard: Slight wear to the base. Fairy 2: Dome: Two small, shallow chips inside the base rim. Minor nibbles around the top rim. Cup: Two shallow chips to the exterior. Standard: Some wear to the base. Fitting is slightly loose. 14.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1900 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in blue with white loopings. Dome has unusual enlongated shape. Sits in an embossed clear glass cup.  More »

Victorian, circa 1900 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in blue with white loopings. Dome has unusual enlongated shape. Sits in an embossed clear glass cup. The cup and dome sit in a matching rounded base with an inwardly crimped rim. Fairy lamps originated in England in the 1840''s and are candle burning night lights that would have been used in nurseries, hallways, and dimly lit corners of the home. Similar piece illustrated on page 171, Schiffer''s ''Fairy Lamps'' by Bob and Pat Ruf. Good. Tiny chips to opening of dome. Flaws in glass on cup. 5.75ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate with a snake attacking a lizard in the center, surrounded by a toad, two grubs, a beetle and a moth, all on mossy ground. Brown  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate with a snake attacking a lizard in the center, surrounded by a toad, two grubs, a beetle and a moth, all on mossy ground. Brown underside. Two hanging holes to the foot. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark ''JOSE A. CUNHA CALDAS RAINHA PORTUGAL'' all inside the ochre foot. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Some flakes around the rim and under rim. Two small flakes to moth wing, and some flaking to the mossy ground. Kiln effects: some kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the moth''s wings, beetle''s front legs and toad''s mouth. Repaired shrinkage crack to the snake''s tail. 9.5ins diameter   « Less