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A Kangxi armorial tea-pot, Sampaio e Melo Service, 1700-1720
Estimate
18.000 - 22.000
Session 2
29 April 2014
Hammer Price
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Chinese export porcelain
Imari decoration depicting Sampaio e Melo coat-of-arms
Upper body and cover with geometric friezes
Spout and handle decorated with small garlands
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, c. 1700-1720
(minor chips to the spout and cover of later date)
Height: 11,5 cm
Category
Porcelain
Additional Information
Note: The remaining pieces of the Sampaio e Melo service known today are a truly testemony of quality and variety not only regarding the decoration but also the different typologies.
Bibliography: Calvão, João Rodrigues (coord.), "Caminhos da Porcelana - Dinastia Ming e Qing, Fundação Oriente, pp. 215-222; Castro, Nuno, "A Porcelana Chinesa e os Brasões do Império", p. 62-69; Guedes, Rui (org.), "Companhia das Índias", p. 139; Howard, David; Ayers, John, "China for the West, vol. II, p.380; Matos, Maria Antónia Pinto de, "Cerâmica da China - Colecção RA", vol.III, pp. 30-51.
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