Antique Portuguese Majolica ‘Mammy’ Bust, Cape Verde Island, 1890s

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This exquisite and very unusual sculptural majolica bust of a woman, wearing a coral necklace and a bright headscarf made … Read more This exquisite and very unusual sculptural majolica bust of a woman, wearing a coral necklace and a bright headscarf made in the last quarter of XIX Century on the Portuguese colonial island of Cape Verde.

Due to the peculiarities of the material and realistically rendered image, the skillfully selected colors under the well-preserved glaze are still pleasing to the eye with their brightness and freshness, creating an amazing life-like effect.

Though clearly marked on the bottom with a circular crest and a bee (fly?) on top, we could not establish the name of the artist/maker. See less