19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha

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

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...

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lizard in a burrow, defending itself from a snake. Also, a frog peering out of a burrow and another lizard retreating in...

Antique Majolica Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha, very unusual piece with a rat bitten by a large snake, caterpillar, butterfl...

19th Century Portuguese Platter with 2 lizards and a butterfly signed Mafra.Diameter / 4.5 inches.

19th century Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha ( Caldas da Rainha ) The platter have seven differents fishes and one eel on the top.

Majolica Palissy Snake & Turtle Wall Platter Circa 1920. Snake , frog,turtle,shells,leaves, crawfish. 15.5" W by 12.8" H

Palissy footed platter on a blue brown mottled background with a large lizard on the centre, on the platter severals white shells and different leaves a...

Alive with texture, color, and movement, this early 20th-century French Palissy-style majolica platter brings the natural world to life in vivid relief. At the center, a coiled snake winds through a vibrant marsh, surrounded by frogs, newts, snails, and scattered shells. Glossy glazes in deep green, golden ochre, and cobalt blue add a sense of depth and dampness, while the high-relief modeling invites both touch and close inspection. Evoking the spirit of Bernard Palissy and the rustic naturalism of 19th-century revivalists, this hand-modeled ceramic piece is more than a decorative dish, it’s a sculptural landscape. The reverse reveals a warm, mottled terracotta finish, grounding the piece in its artisanal origins. Whether placed on a console, set into a cabinet, or mounted on a wall, this antique French platter...

Rare small Palissy platter with frog, shells, butterfly and plants, circa 1880 signed Thomas Sergent.