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An Important Yongzheng box, Cosme Damião Pereira Pinto commission, ca. 1735


Estimate

36.000 - 40.000


Session 2

25 June 2014



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome and gilt decoration on damask ground
Base with gilt frieze at the rim and cover with floral frieze, dragon molded cover finial and at the centre coat-of-arms of Cosme Damião Pereira Pinto, nobleman of the Royal House and twice Governor of Macau (1735-1738 and 1743-1747)
Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period, ca. 1735
(consolidated hairline and other small restorations to the cover, wear to the gold)

16x28,5x21,5 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império", pp. 128-129.



Closed Auction