Rare Antique Signed Jose A Cunha Palissy Majolica Plate Snake Lizard Beetle mugs is 762 grams

is 762 grams

The spoons are marked on the reverse with Gorham’s old company hallmarks

about 200 years old or older

The height to the top of the inkwell on the tray is about 3 1/2 inches

while the remaining smaller cup is about 2 1/8 inches

Rare Antique Signed Jose A Cunha Palissy Majolica Plate Snake Lizard Beetle mugs is 762 gramsPresented is a superb quality signed Portuguese Majolica Palissy plate with a lush rainforest scene. The plate is very intricately done with full figural animals and insects on the surface surrounded by foliage, like a panoramic sculpture. The central figures are a colorful lizard facing off with a snake from inside its burrow, with various butterflies, beetles, and caterpillars surrounding. The colors are very rich and eye catching, and the plants,