2X, Antique Majolica "Shell & Seaweed" Sauce/Berry, GS&H Etruscan, Ca.1880 M166

Description

2X, Antique Majolica pottery “Shell & Seaweed
“
sauce/berry
5 1/2″
dishes by
Griffin, Smith & Hill
.  Beautiful seashells covered in rich green seaweed
.  Etruscan.  Ca.1880.
Pictured in Mark Moran’s ‘Majolica’ p.16, p.207,
p.72-73,
p.175
Jeffrey Snyder’s ‘Marvelous Majolica’ p.144,
p.154,
p.138
Mariann Katz-Marks’ ‘Encyclopedia of Majolica’ p.149, p.99
J.Snyder & L.Bockol’s ‘Majolica’, 2nd Ed., p.125
Good condition.  Restorations to old glaze flakes along the edge on one dish. The other has non-restored glaze flakes along its edge. Crazing.  No
hairlines
.  See photos.
Etruscan mark,
“CSH” & decorator’s mark.
Measure 5 1/2″ round x 1″ high.
Classic Majolica is over 100 years old. It is typically low fired, soft earthenware that is so easily damaged through normal wear and tear. Majolica was meant to be used as a lower cost, day to day ware. Accordingly, it is hard to find ‘perfect’ pieces, most having scrapes, dings, chips. I try to point out the obvious issues on these pieces but some miss my attention. I set what I think are fair prices, always considering condition.
Please message me with any condition questions.
I refund excess postage in combined shipping cases.
Be sure to check out my other vintage Majolica.