Auction 138 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

406

A pair of armorial deep plates


Estimate

2.500 - 3.000


Session 2

14 March 2024



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Famiile rose enamels and gilt decoration, depicting at the center the coat of arms of D. Manuel Bernardo de Melo e Castro (grandson of the 4th Count of Galveias)
Scalloped flaps, decorated with floral arrangements and stylized friezes
Qianlong period, c. 1770

Diam.: 22,5 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Literature:
João Rodrigues Calvão (coord.), "Caminhos da Porcelana - Dinastias Ming e Qing", Fundação Oriente, p. 229;
Nuno de Castro, "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império", p. 155;
Jenny Dreyfus, "Louça da Aristocracia no Brasil", pp. 121 e 122.



Closed Auction