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A RARE PAIR OF VERTE-IMARI ARMORIAL
DISHES FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET
Early Qianlong
Painted in vibrant verte-Imari enamels and gilt to
the interior with a medallion enclosing the arms of
Don Luis Peregrino de Ataide, governor of Algarve,
beneath a coronet and flanked by cherubs rising
from architectural scrollwork, all within an elaborate
strapwork border incorporating garlands, leaves and
bulls’ heads.
Each 26.6cm (10 1/2in) diam. (2).
£15,000 - 20,000
HK$160,000 - 220,000
CNY140,000 - 180,000
清乾隆初 外銷五彩描金西洋紋徽盤 一對
Dom Luis Peregrino de Ataide (1700-1758) was the
10th Count of Atouguia, a member of the Council
of King Joao V. For similar dishes See N. de Castro,
Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire,
1998, pp. 55-61.

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