Mafra Palissy

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features four fish and an eel.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plaque which features a crab to the centre, two eels, leaves and shellfish.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features lizards and beetles.

Mafra portuguese palissy majolica wall plate which features a snake, a small crocodile-like lizard, lizards and a toad.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lizard in a burrow, defending itself from a snake.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features fish caught in a net.

Mafra Majolica wall plate which features three fish and two eels laying on leaves. Shellfish around the border. Colouration: brown, green, grey, are predominant. The piece bears make...

A classic example of the ability of the majolica artist to take something otherwise ugly or repulsive and make it quite beautiful. This ewer form by Manuel Mafra, of Caldas da Rainha...

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features A snake, toad, tortoise and two salamanders.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plaque which features a monkfish.

Mafra Majolica wall plate which features a lizard attacking a snake. Coloration: Brown, green, grey, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Mafra pottery.  

He dubbed the Mafra factory "Royal Supplier to the King" and even authorized use of the crown as part of the Mafra mark.

19th Century Palissy Style Plate by Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

Stamped on the bottom by Manuel Mafra.

Whimsical 19th century earthenware lidded pitcher with an eccentric composition of frogs, bugs and lizards on a grassy background, all under glaze. Stamped M. Mafra on the bottom.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features two fish and an eel.

Portuguese Majolica Palissy Walnuts Platter signed Aires Constantino Leal Caldas Da Rainha. Circa 1940. 5.5 inches diameter.

An antique pair of figural Palissy Ware Majolica pottery vases of Mafra Portugal, offer bulbous form with leaf and reptile design including snakes, frogs, and lizards; maker marks on...

Striking antique Portuguese plate handcrafted in terra cotta or pottery in an eccentric three dimensional naturalist composition with lizards and beetles in a grass background. Stamp...

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica plate which features toads, lizards and salamanders.

Marked on the back Mafra, Caldas.

Marked on the back Mafra, Caldas.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica flower holder which features a monkey riding on the back of a tortoise.

19 Century Portuguese Palissy plate with large snake and multiple crocodiles, one turtle all nesting on mossy tuft. Large number 6 is embossed on back. Colors are sage green and brown.

A large and excellent quality manuel mafra, Palissy ware vase, Caldas, Portugal, circa 1865-1887.

Manuel Mafra Palissy ware majolica cabbage form cup and saucer with snake handle, ca. 1880, the saucer impressed: M.

Significant and large Portuguese Palissy charger, circa 1870 by Manuel Cipriano Gomes also known as Mafra.

Small Portuguese Palissy wall platter with crocodile, lizard and snake on a green moss signed Manuel Mafra Caldas da Rainha, circa 1890.

Small Portuguese Majolica Palissy walnut Platter signed Mafra ( Caldas Da Rainha ) Trompe l 'oeil.

In the Palissy style, the life cast beetle is molded in a naturalistic manner, and glazed in tones of brown.

A fabulous large antique Palissy Ware 'grotesque' pottery majolica plate, made by Manuel Mafra (1830-1905), Portugal, Circa 1880.

Large 19th Portuguese Palissy lidded ewer with angels, stars, moon, the lid is a large angel with a conch signed Manuel Mafra Caldas da Rainha.

Signed: #2 M. Mafra, Caldas, Portugal.

19th century Portuguese Palissy plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft.

Impressed: M. Mafra, Caldas, Portugal.

Palissy Ware Ewer, extremely rare, with lid and under plate, signed "Mafra & Sons."

Small 19th Century Portuguese Platter with a lizard,a frog,a snake and a worm signed Manuel Mafra ( Caldas da Rainha ) Diameter / 4.5 inches.

This finely detailed Palissy style Portuguese plate is the creation of famed ceramicist Manuel Mafra (1829-1905).

This vase was made by Manuel Cipriano Gomes (1830-1905), called Manuel Mafra, whose ceramics manufactory in Caldas, Portugal, produced decorative vases, plates and objects in the ...

This is a piece of Palissy ware. Palissy ware was derived from a French potter of the 16th Century, Bernard Palissy.

This Portuguese majolica plate was made by Manuel Cipriano Gomes, called Manuel Mafra, in the revived style of famed French Renaissance potter, Bernard Palissy.

This Portuguese majolica vase, now converted into a lamp, was made by Manuel Cipriano Gomes, called Manuel Mafra, in the revived style of famed French Renaissance potter, Bernard Pal...

This pair of Portuguese majolica vases were made by Manuel Cipriano Gomes, called Manuel Mafra, in the revived style of famed French Renaissance potter, Bernard Palissy.

A rare Portuguese Palissy Monkey Pitcher. MAFRA makers mark on bottom.

Portugese Caldas da Rainha Palissy lobster wall plaque, circa 1930. Decorated with mussels, shells and seaweed. Has no structural issues and is in perfect condition.

Antique 19th-century Zsolnay Pecs ceramic faience porcelain ewer pitcher originating from Hungary. The piece features a distinct flat, disk-shaped (or flask-like) body resting on a ...

'Majolica' Palissy style ceramic plate decorated in relief with a lobster and shells. signed: "Alvaro Jose Caldas da Rainha Portugal"

A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate, circa 1900. The plate decorated with a large lobster to the center resting on a textured ground and flanked by two s...

Large Palissy fishs wall platter on a blue background with bugs, butterfly, lizard, crawfish, shells, leaves as ferns. The School of Paris is composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, F...

The piece is distinguished by its polychrome decoration with marbled and dripped effects, blending shades of cream, ochre, brown, and green on a light yellow background. The glossy g...

Whimsical 19th century Portuguese earthenware pitcher crafted in an eccentric composition with lizards and frogs on a grassy background. Stamped Portugal on the bottom.

Small Palissy lizard wall platter signed Thomas-Victor Sergent, circa 1890. 8 by 5 inches. On a dark blue background the green lizard is stand on brown rocks surrounded by green vege...

Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a snake attacking a lizard. Insects around the outside of the plate include a grub, a worm, a butterfly and a beetl...

Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the front a bird with his nest, a snake looking on the nest with eggs. Palissy style, ...

Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard signed Joseph Landais Circa 1860.

Alfred Renoleau French Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a large lobster and seaweed. Coloration: Green, brown, black, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the...

Antique Majolica Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha, very unusual piece with a rat bitten by a large snake, caterpillar, butterfly and worm, circa 1880.

A wonderful antique Palissy majolica plate with a large lobster and other crustaceans. Anterior rim pierced for hanging. Circa 1920.

This 19th-century French automaton from the late 1800s showcases a delightful ensemble of features: three vibrant animated birds, a cascading waterfall, a tree surrounded by rocky ou...

Small Portuguese Majolica Palissy Platter signed Jose A. Cunha. With a snake , butterflies and worms. ( Caldas da Rainha, Portugal ) Diameter / 4.5 inches.

Small Portuguese Palissy plate or charger with green grasses, coiled snake and moths. Signed: Jose A. Cunha, Caldas, Rainha, Portugal.

Large Palissy wall platter a large catshark on the center surrounded by four fishs, two frogs, two crawfishs, two lizards, shells and different greens plants, circa 1900, this platte...

Alfred Renoleau French Palissy Majolica platter which features a lobster, a frog and shellfish. Colouration: green, blue, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for th...

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