A rare pair of armorial vases, Chinese export porcelain, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, ca. 1790-95. Estimation : 30 000 € / 50 000 €. Photo Veritas Art Auctioneers, Lisboa.

Blue underglaze decoration depicting at the base and body stylized friezes. Three cartouches, one bearing St Francis Order coat-of-arms, other bearing a bird and the third plain (possibly for inscription indicating the contents) Franciscan commission, possibly for the St Francis monastery-Old Goa. (both with hairline and one with chips to the base). Alt.: 26,5 cm

Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "The Chinese Porcelain and the coats of the Empire" , p. 363. 

Similar in : Varela Santos, A., "Portugal in China Porcelain - 500 Years of Trade" , vol. II , p. 572-575.

Veritas Art Auctioneers, Lisboa. Antiquités, Objets d'Art, Argenterie et Bijoux, le 25 Février 2015 à 21h. Contact: Igor Olho-Azul. Tel: +351 21 794 8000 - info@veritasleiloes.com.