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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 852568, member: 5833"]Really miss Walter del P. Not convinced there is a face there. Would expect corresponding panel on the other side of the handle to match if it were:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/aviary-photo_132101155744797845-jpg.196368/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As a face, it gestalts as sort of Medusa-ish. However, really not sure there is anything in the decoration that would violate Islamic proscription on depicting living things.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like it very much. Condition suggests not much age & may be more decorative than functional. Still, a handsome piece. Have you poked around in the world of majolica?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 852568, member: 5833"]Really miss Walter del P. Not convinced there is a face there. Would expect corresponding panel on the other side of the handle to match if it were: [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/aviary-photo_132101155744797845-jpg.196368/[/IMG] As a face, it gestalts as sort of Medusa-ish. However, really not sure there is anything in the decoration that would violate Islamic proscription on depicting living things. Like it very much. Condition suggests not much age & may be more decorative than functional. Still, a handsome piece. Have you poked around in the world of majolica?[/QUOTE]
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