Antique Majolica "Shell & Seaweed" Cup & Saucer, GS&H Etruscan, ca.1880, M132

Description

Antique
Griffin,Smith & Hill
Majolica pottery "Shell & Seaweed
"
cup & saucer
.  Beautiful seashells covered in rich green seaweed
. Etruscan.  Ca.1880.
Pictured in Mark Moran's 'Majolica'
p.72-73,
p.175,
p.15-17
Mariann Katz-Marks' 'Encyclopedia of Majolica' p.149, p.99
Jeffrey Snyder's 'Marvelous Majolica'
p.154,
p.138
J.Snyder & L.Bockol's 'Majolica', 2nd Ed., p.125
Cup
is in good condition, except for some old glaze flakes to the cup's bottom rim and a glaze blemish to the top's scalloped edge, with
no hairlines or repairs.
Saucer is in very good condition
with n
o
chips, hairlines or repairs
.  See photos.
Etruscan mark,
"GSH" & decorator's mark.
Cup measures: 3.5" round x 2" high.
Saucer measures 6 1/8" round x 3/4" high.
Classic Majolica is over 100 years old. It is typically low fired, soft earthenware that is so easily damaged through normal wear and tear. Majolica was meant to be used as a lower cost, day to day ware. Accordingly, it is hard to find 'perfect' pieces, most having scrapes, dings, chips. I try to point out the obvious issues on these pieces but some miss my attention. I set what I think are fair prices, always considering condition.
Please message me with any condition questions.
Be sure to check out my other vintage Majolica.