Colorful Set 8 Deruta Italy Majolica Raffaellesco Yellow Bird Dragon Plates lake while the interior is bright

while the interior is bright high finish

The handle has a monogram of BC in elegant script

These tongs are made in a lovely grape cluster pattern

The tankard is fully hallmarked on the inside of the lid and below the rim with the seated Hibernia for 958 purity silver

which is free of cracks or breaks

Colorful Set 8 Deruta Italy Majolica Raffaellesco Yellow Bird Dragon Plates lake while the interior is brightPresented is fantastic quality set of 8 Deruta Italy pottery plates, dating to around the 1950s 1960s. These hand made and hand decorated plates feature a very lively and colorful design of stylized birds and sea serpents or dragons all surrounding a central fleur de lis motif. I believe this is a variant of the Raffaellesco pattern, it certainly matches in style and usage of heraldic beasts as decoration. The plates have a gadrooned shaped edge and