PORTUGUESE POPULAR FAIENCE PLATE — COLOUR, SOUL AND TRADITION 🌿💛

Some pieces possess the sincere beauty of the hands that made them. This Portuguese polychrome faience plate, attributable to the popular production of Coimbra / Central Portugal, dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, is one of those pieces full of character, spontaneity and memory.

I particularly love its chromatic strength: the luminous yellow, vivid greens, deep blues, brown tones and black accents create a vibrant, almost festive composition. At the centre, the stylised floral decoration reveals that free and naïve line so typical of Portuguese popular faience, where each brushstroke has a life of its own and where imperfection becomes charm.

The rhythmic and decorative vegetal border surrounds the piece with a joy that feels deeply Portuguese. It is a plate that can shine beautifully on a wall or become part of a collection of antique faience, bringing colour, authenticity and soul to any interior.

Portuguese polychrome faience plate, popular production, attributable to Coimbra / Central Portugal, late 19th / early 20th century.