A scalloped dish Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration "Garland of flowers" with coat of arms of António de Sousa Falcão de Saldanha Coutinho (1760-1834) Qianlong period (1736-1795) minor chips, slight wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 23,2 cm Notes: Nuno de Castro collection.
Vd. similar examples in CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império, Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 148; SANTOS, A. Varela - "Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio". Lisbon: Artemágica , 2009, vol. III, nº 6.18, pp. 900-904; DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 142-143; and "Out of the Ordinary - Living with Chinese Export Porcelain". London/Lisbon: Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain Works of Art, 2014, pp. 68-69, nºs 15 a 19.