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Large Majolica Palissy Portuguese lobster platter, circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Signed Caldas da Rainha. 12.5 inches Diameter.

Palissy Ware Majolica Ewer, Portuguese, circa 1880 by Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha. For over 28 years we have been among the Nation’s preeminent specialists in Fine antique Majolica. Book Reference: Marshall P. Katz, Portuguese Palissy Ware...

Large Majolica Palissy Portuguese lobster platter, circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Signed Caldas da Rainha. 12.5 inches Diameter.

Rare small Palissy platter with a fish, lizard, butterfly, ivy leaves attributed to Thomas Sergent.

Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware with incised image. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, c. 1965

Rare 19th century porcelain Palissy platter with fishs, eel, shells , crawfish and ivy leaves.

Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware with incised image. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965

Ming dynasty celadon glazed charger having fluted interior with plain well center.

Wedgwood charger in their famous "Fallow Deer" pattern. Impressed mark on reverse reads 3QT, which is dated 1907.

Circa 1900 Japanese hand painted Imari charger. The charger is hand painted in an array of spectacular colors and has a central lozenge with a potted pla...

A fantastic and rare ceramic charger by Eugenio Pattarino. Vibrant red color and Classic Italian Mid-Century style is represented very well in this piece. Eugenio Pattarino was born in 1885 and passed away in 1971. He was a master sculptor and model maker and taught in art schools in both Venice and Frankfort, Germany. In the late 1940s he opened his own studio in Florence. His factory used both “EPF” and “CAPEF” (Artistic Ceramics Professor Eugene Pattarino) to mark his pieces. His studio is best known for its large religious statutes, many of which reside in a number of churches in Italy and the U.S. In the 1950s Pattarino had more than fifty artists working for him and some among them were considered the best ceramists in Italy. At this time Eugenio was joined by his son, Ranier, and the company began concentrating on more eclectic themes. These pieces, when new, were quite expensive when they were purchased but almost never garner anywhere near their original cost at today's auctions. The factory claimed that the Vatican used Pattarino’s ceramics as gifts to famous visitors, including President John Kennedy, Andre Gide and Paul Sartre. Unfortunately there is no proof to back these claims. As a matter of fact I have discovered that the Pattarino name is almost generally unknown in Italy and even lesser known in Florence. His name is, however, recognized here in the United States and most of the factory’s output can be found in the U.S. where it was imported. In November 1966 the Arno River flooded its bank and inundated most of Florence. Work to restore damaged art...

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 textu...