A baluster vase with cover, Chinese porcelain. Estimation : 1 500 € / 2 000 €. Photo Veritas Art Auctioneers, Lisboa.

Blue underglaze decoration depicting on both sides cartouche bearing IHS insignia, ground with butterflies, flowers and leaves. (cover of later date). Alt.: 14,5 cm

This vase might be commissioned by the Jesuits for the Holy Oils, some authors such as A. Varela Santos, Mª Antónia Pinto de Matos or Nuno de Castro points to the Daoguang Period, ca. 1840 

Similar piece from the Mottahedeh collection attributed by the authors of "China for the West" to the 1670/90 period 

Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "The Chinese Porcelain and the coats of the Empire", p. 345; Howard, David; Ayers, John, "China for the West", vol. I, pp. 56-57; Varela Santos, A., "Portugal in China Porcelain - 500 Years of Trade", vol. II, pp. 596-597.

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.