A pair of armorial salt cellars for the Portuguese market, Chinese export porcelain, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, ca. 1770. Estimation : 4 000 € / 6 000 €. Photo Veritas Art Auctioneers, Lisboa.

Polychrome Famille Rose, yellow, black and gilt decoration depicting garlands, and Sebastião Xavier da Gama Lobo coat-of-arms. Base with fish-scales friezes and stylized flowers (one with chip) 

Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "The Chinese Porcelain and the coats of the Empire", p. 158; Varela Santos, A., "Portugal in China Porcelain - 500 Years of Trade", Vol. III, pp. 905-911. 

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.