Dish - Earthenware - Hispano-Moresque Majolica

This is a beautiful Hispano-Moresque majolica dish, traditionally made with a glossy copper- and cobalt-blue lustre glaze. This specific type of pottery is known for the fusion of Islamic and Spanish artistic traditions, historically centered around production efforts in regions such as Manises in Valencia. Key features of the dish include hand-painted dense copper-toned scrollwork, leaves, and stylized floral motifs on a light background. The dish is adorned with raised cobalt-blue relief elements (French lilies or fleur-de-lis) along the edge and a twisted spiral pattern (gadroons) in the central elevated section. It is a traditional Spanish style that appears in both historic antique pieces (16th to 18th centuries) and later 19th- and 20th-century reproductions. This dish is in excellent condition with light signs of use but no other notable issues.