Modernist Palissy Majolica Wall Platter / River Fishes and Pebbles

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Modernist Palissy Majolica large wall platter featuring five textured, relief-carved, superbly glazed river fish on a pierced glazed river stone … Read more Modernist Palissy Majolica large wall platter featuring five textured, relief-carved, superbly glazed river fish on a pierced glazed river stone ground.
This oversized platter from the Caucus Region of Central Asia is rare presentation of Ishkor (plant-ash glaze) and multiple regional glazing variations (Samarkand, Tashkent) offering turquoise, deep blues, greens, warm maroon, amber, and deep earth tones on the same piece (something of a rarity and a befitting showpiece for a ceramic collector).
The fishes present in earthy tones of silver, sage green, and beige, accented by vibrant rows of raised muted orange and coral pink dots along their bodies. Each fish displays fine line details on its fins, tail and scales. Supporting the fish is an intricate mosaic of multi-colored ceramic "pebbles" in deep blues, iridescents, greens, and brick reds. This pebble background creates a rich, tactical stone-bed effect, completing the platter’s modern organic/nature aesthetic.

Origin: Republic of Georgia (Caucuses, Central Asia)

Maker: Unidentified (but present in Georgian script).

Period: Signed and Dated 2000

Style: Modernist Palissy Majolica (comparable to Modern Scandinavian, Modern Organic/Wabi-Sabi)

Materials: Ceramic, sgraffito carving, piercings, varied polychrome glazings

Dimensions: Diameter: 14.16 in (36.1 cm) Height: 2.8 in (7.1 cm)

Condition: Pristine / Excellent See less