Auction 143 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

698

Armorial tureen with cover


Estimate

5.000 - 8.000


Session 2

22 October 2024



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Decorated in Famille Rose enamels and gilt, featuring the coat of arms of D. Manuel Bernardo de Melo e Castro (grandson of the 4th Count of Galveias) and floral motifs. The cover is surmounted by a fruit-shaped finial, and the molded handlesare highlighted in red.
Qianlong period, c. 1770
(minor defects)

23x31x23 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Bibliografia:
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