Auction 116 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

212

A scalloped armorial serving platter


Estimate

3.800 - 5.500


Session 1

20 July 2022



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome and gilt decoration
Scalloped tab of floral motifs and green and iron oxide friezes
Central armorial shield for Manuel Bernardo de Melo e Castro (grandson to the 4th count of Galveias)
Qianlong reign, ca. 1770
(minor chips)

27x33 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