Bordallo Pinheiro Paulo & Virginia - Paulo & Virginia Egg cups Materials: Resin with brass hook

Materials: Resin with brass hook

Pitcher in stoneware

9mm width by 18

A pattern of asymmetrical holes allows for the cheese to be grated and sprinkled unevenly

Bordallo Pinheiro Paulo & Virginia - Paulo & Virginia Egg cups Materials: Resin with brass hookPaulo e Virgnia is a replica, on a smaller scale, of the pair of giant frogs created by Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro in 1889 and intended to decorate lakes and gardens. Tradition says that in the factory, Bordallo named these two characters Paulo and Virgnia, inspired by the novel Paul et Virginie, by Bernardin de Saint Pierre, written in 1787. This sculptural group decorated the D. Carlos I Park, in Caldas da Rainha, from 1914 to 1920, as can be seen in