Estimate

9.000 - 12.000

Session 2

26 February 2014

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese porcelain
Famille Rose and gilt decoration depicting flowers, fruits, butterflies and damselflies
With four cartouches depicting the Jesuit insignia IHS above three carnations (Passion symbol)
One of the vases with the IHS symbol upside-down
Tongzhi Period (1862-1874)

Height: 22,5 cm

Category

Porcelain

Additional Information

Bibliography: Santos, A. Varela, "Portugal na Porcelana da China 500 Anos de Comércio", vol. II, pp. 598 e 599.
Pieces with similar decoration: Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa no Tempo do Império", p. 348.