A pair of plates Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration "Peacocks" Qianlong period (1736-1795) small chips, slight wear on decoration and gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 23 cm Notes: decoration similar to one of the tableware that belonged to King D. José I and that King D. João VI took to Brazil, which was located at the Royal Estate of Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisboa: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 274; and VEIGA, Jorge Getúlio - "Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brasilian Collections". London: Han-Shan Tang, 1989, p. 199, nº 171.