Auction 38 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver and Jewellery

536

A rare Qianlong armorial salt cellar, ca. 1776


Estimate

8.000 - 15.000


Session 2

10 December 2014



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Blue and black decoration known as "Meninos da Palhavã"
Depicting monogram PFV or JFV under royal crown and flanked by two soldiers
This service is attributed to the "Real Colégio dos Nobres", founded in 1766 and extinct in 1837
Qianlong Period, ca. 1776
(minor restorations to the tab)

3,5x9,5x7 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Bibliography:
Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império, Portugal/Brasil", Lisboa, 2007, p. 175.
Santos, A. Varela, "Portugal na Porcelana de China", Vol. III, p. 858.



Closed Auction