Estimate

6.500 - 9.000

Session 2

29 April 2014

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome decoration depcting landscape with mountains, river, boats, houses and pagoda
On the right side large medallion with Royal Portuguese coat-of-arms flanked by branches of flowers and leaves above inscription with the name "E. B. de Lima"
At the lower part a second name "J. de C. Mgalhães"
Possibly a royal gift from D. Luís I to unknown recipients
Tongzhi period, ca. 1865
(chips)

Diam.: 48 cm

Category

Porcelain

Additional Information

Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império", pp. 233-235; Guedes, Rui (org.), "Companhia das Índias", p. 194.