PALISSY SNAKE CHARGER 19th Century Portuguese palissy plate or charger with a large coiled brown snake biting a brown lizard, also a speckled green-brown lizard and blue -yellow moth. Modeled by the skilled ceramists, Francisco Gomes de Avellar, potter in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Impressed: D'Avellar 9.5"w x 9.5"d Portugal, 19th C. AMPLL9005 |
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