Pair Palissy Style Covered Majolica Ewers
Manual Mafra, Caldac, Portugal, late 19th century, earthenware, with applied figures of lizards, salamanders, frogs, turtles, and moths on overall textured ground, with matching underplates, all with impressed crown mark and "M. MAFRA/CALDAS/ PORTUGAL", overall 16 in. - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition Report: one ewer with loss of turtle's head, chip to interior rim on cover, and losses to claws on lizard handle; other ewer with repair to head of one applied salamander and losses to claws on lizard handle; under plates with minor losses, abrasions, and wear
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Manual Mafra, Caldac, Portugal, late 19th century, earthenware, with applied figures of lizards, salamanders, frogs, turtles, and moths on overall textured ground, with matching underplates, all with impressed crown mark and "M. MAFRA/CALDAS/ PORTUGAL", overall 16 in. - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition Report: one ewer with loss of turtle's head, chip to interior rim on cover, and losses to claws on lizard handle; other ewer with repair to head of one applied salamander and losses to claws on lizard handle; under plates with minor losses, abrasions, and wear