Maiolica Plate in the Renaissance Style, Cantagalli Factory

Italian Cantagalli Maiolica Large Plate with family noble emblem, Late 19th Century During the 19th century Renaissance-Revival period the Cantagalli Maiolica and ceramic factory near Florence produced authentic copies of Renaissance Maiolica using traditional methods of tin glazing earthenware. This large Maiolica plate from the late 1800s is marked on the back with the symbol of the Rooster, which indicates that it was created by the Cantagalli ceramics factory. The plate is decorated in the center with the noble emblem of the house of Frederick Stibbert, a well-known late 19th century English/Italian collector of ancient weapons...

This is a very decorative PAIR of Desert Plates by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England in the Oriental Pheasant pattern, dating to the early period of Mason's ironstone, circa 181...