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The story of a Majolica lobster and crab plate by Alvaro Jos\u00e9 of Caldas da Rainha ( 1880 ). <\/span><\/p>\n

We became obsessed with finding these decorative majolica plates after we saw them hanging on a wall in a restaurant in Lisbon in october 2014. We then missed the opportunity of buying them at the flea market that saturday even though we found a beautiful pair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regretting this as soon as we left Lisbon we had a local friend called Juan look for them week after week but they never resurfaced.<\/span><\/p>\n

My boyfriend Paul is very persevering and found 4 different ones from all around Europe, on the internet. I have been researching \u00a0the artist Alvaro Jos\u00e9 from Caldas in Portugal but apart from a date : 1880, I have found nothing else. <\/span><\/p>\n

Caldas is famous for the earthenware factory of<\/span> Bordallo Pinheiro<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>which make beautiful artistic ceramics for the home.<\/span> \u00a0My childhood memories are filled with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>images of meals served in their cabbage leaf plates, tomato\u00a0soup bowls, rooster water jugs and lettuce leaf platters in\u00a0Andalusia in the 60’s. \u00a0So now, in California,\u00a0<\/span>meet our 2 crabs and 2 lobsters from Portugal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The details on these are fascinating. You can see every barnacle, mussel shell, algae and grain of sand. They are big and very heavy, they feel lovely to the touch.\u00a0<\/span>I can now sit and admire them for hours and hours. <\/span><\/p>\n

I do not like clutter, I do not collect things, I only like to surround myself with a few things ( and people) that bring me joy. These plates make me smile and celebrate great craftsmanship and a vivid imagination. \u00a0I only wish I knew more about Alvaro Jos\u00e9 from<\/span> Caldas Da Rainha<\/a>, <\/span><\/strong>he must have been a very special man, a true artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

photo credit \u00a0: fashionsphinx.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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