FROM MADEIRA WITH LOVE...

 
Found in an estate liquidation on Madeira Island Portugal.

Old Portuguese Ceramic Tile, signed in the mold by the maker as illustrated, "Lusitania Lisboa".

Hand crafted, in traditional blue and white, a sentiment in Portuguese that translates to a welcome for a visitor to your home.

An old Portuguese sentiment, loosely translates to...... "If you come to my home looking for good, that is what you will find".

The glaze is shiny, no crazing or losses.

It measures 6 inches square and had never been set.

Free of cracks or abrasions, a most critical review of the condition revealed a handful of small chips on the tile edges along with a chip, illustrated, on the upper left facing corner.

I inserted a standard size playing card in one photo as a reference for size.  

 


MUCH OBLIGED