Rare Antique Signed Jose A Cunha Palissy Majolica Plate Snake Lizard Beetle mugs about 200 years old or

about 200 years old or older

The front and back of the handle are decorated with sinuous scrolls along the sides and the front has a monogram of the letter C

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

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

The platter was probably made between 1940 to 1973

Rare Antique Signed Jose A Cunha Palissy Majolica Plate Snake Lizard Beetle mugs about 200 years old orPresented 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,