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VINTAGE BORDALO PINHEIRO PORTUGUESE CERAMIC SET OF MAJOLICA CABBAGE LEAF SALAD BOWL AND SERVING DISH
MANUFACTURED BY THE BORDALO PINHEIRO POTTERY IN PORTUGAL, THIS AMAZING AND UNIQUE SET CONSISTS OF A CABBAGE LEAF SERVING / SALAD BOWL AND RECTANGULAR SERVING DISH, EACH EXPERTLY CRAFTED IN STRIKING DETAILS WHICH IMITATE THE LEAVES OF A FRESH CABBAGE.
"RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO (1846 - 1905) WAS A PORTUGUESE ARTIST KNOWN FOR HIS ILLUSTRATIONS, CARICATURES, SCULPTURE AND CERAMIC DESIGNS AND IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST PORTUGUESE COMICS CREATOR. HE IS ALSO SOMETIMES CONSIDERED TO BE THE FATHER OF POTTERY. IN 1875 HE FOUNDED A CERAMIC FACTORY IN THE PORTUGUESE CITY CALDAS DA RAINHA. THE FACTORY STILL EXISTS TODAY AND HIS DESIGNS ARE VERY POPULAR IN PORTUGAL AND INTERNATIONALLY. HIS FACTORY IS TODAY CALLED - FAIANCAS ARTISTICAS BORDALO PINHEIRO Ltd"
A SUPERB SET WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED IN ANY NUMBER OF SERVING METHODS AND IS SURE TO TURN GUESTS AS GREEN AS THE ITEMS .... WITH ENVY
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THE LINK ABOVE MERELY ASSISTS IN IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER BY THE STAMP
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE BOWL HAS THE BORDALO PINHEIRO MANUFACTURERS STAMP UNDERNEATH
LINKS/EXAMPLES :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bordallo-Pinheiro-Majolica-Cabbage-Leaf-13-Salad-Bowl-Fruit-Bowl-Portugal-/382109665140?hash=item58f782c774
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FAB-BORDALLO-PINHEIRO-GREEN-16-CABBAGE-LEAF-OVAL-PLATTER-PORTUGL-WILLIAM-SONOMA-/192217750131?hash=item2cc1121a73
CONDITION : BOTH ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRAZING, CHIPS, CRACKS OR DAMAGES
'SIZE : BOWL -- 7cm HEIGHT.....24cm by 25cm RIM
DISH -- 3.8cm HEIGHT.....30.6cm LENGTH.....22.2cm WIDTH
ONE BID FOR BOTH AS A SET
POSTAGE : Collection Possible. Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50
This SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee