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THE LEBEL COLLECTION

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AN ITALIAN MARKET ARMORIAL DISH
YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1735
With the arms of Grimaldi di Castro, four butterfy
wings enclosing a fy, the pink trellis border with
alternating cartouches of a coat of arms and a
cypher beneath a coronet
11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) diameter
$1,500–2,500

401
402
A RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'LOYALTY OF
PERU' COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
Each inscribed LEALTAD DEL PERU
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)
$1,000–1,500

In 1780-82 the famous Tupac Amaru II led a
Peruvian uprising against Spanish Royal rule.
After the Spaniards squelched the rebellion and
executed Amaru this tea service was ordered
from China, no doubt as a gift of gratitude for an
important Peruvian who had sided with Spain.

402

403
A RARE MEXICAN MARKET 'CARLOS
BUSTAMENTE' HELMET JUG
JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1810
Decorated after a medal by Carlos Bustamante
honoring Ferdinand VII of Spain
6º in. (15.9 cm.) long
$1,000–1,500
Carlos Maria de Bustamente (1774-1848) was
an important Mexican statesman and historian
and a leader in the Mexican independence
movement. He designed the medal that inspired
this tea service, one side with a profle portrait of
Ferdinand VII and the other, shown in gilt on the
service, showing a crown above symbols of the
diferent peoples of Mexico against a sunburst,
403 portraying Ferdinand as a leader of a 'free and
united populace'.

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