This AMAZING Majolica LOBSTER Wall Plate is the larger 12" in diameter version, and it was created by the Famous Portugese Artist Alvaro Jose, of Caldas Da Rainha. This particular Majolica pottery decorative wall plate features a lobster, mussels, seaweed and real sand. Of particular notation is the rare ‘DOUBLE CLAM-SHELLS’ above the lobster’s head. The plate bottom is stamped in clay with: Alvaro Jose-Caldas Da Rainha-Portugal.
Please note, This item is 100% Guaranteed NO CHIPS, NO CRACKS, and NO Repairs, but there's some minor beautifully stunning crazing going-on just below the surface, as is standard for most old kiln-fired pottery.
DID YOU KNOW? Majolica was based on the work of the famous ‘rustique’ artist, Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) who many claim is the mother of what is now called Majolica. This distinctive style of pottery (Palissy) is always characterized by three-dimensional modeled, often aquatic animals such as this lobster plate.
