Sailboat Sardine by Bordallo Pinheiro

This Sardine mounted masts and sails and decided to go even further and with more steam, like the Portuguese ship “Sagres”! The sea is her vocation, but the house that welcomes her is her destiny.

Sardines represent the Portuguese Coast.
Part of a series of collectible sardines decorated by artists. Comes in a gift box.

1 3/8” x 7 2/7” x 1 3/8”

The Sardine collection is available here.

Fábrica Bordallo Pinheiro is a Portuguese company specializing in ceramics since 1884. Specializing in the brightly colored form and imagery of faience ware, work from Pinheiro has been the recipient of awards and is in private and museum collections.