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A Portuguese Armorial Tureen stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 620 - 3 490 EUR
2 740 - 3 650 USD
Hammer price
52 000 SEK
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A Portuguese Armorial Tureen stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
The form based on a moulded Vezzi porcelain shape, all within elaborate scrollwork borders in fine bright enamels incorporating eight bearded masks to the outher border. Diameter 33,3 cm.
Insignificat fritting, wear.
Provenance
Bearing the arms of Dom Jose Ribero da Fonseca Figueiredo e Sousa.
Don Jose Ribeiro da Fonsea Figueiredo (1690-1752) was created Bishop of Oporto in 1739, under the name of D. Frei Jose Maria da Fonseca e Evora.
Literature
Nuno de Catro; Chinese Porcelain an the Heraldry of the Chinese Empire; A tureen and two dishes painted with these arms are illustrated p 87-89.
More information
Similar dish to this sold at Chrisite's London, 28th June 1981.