A scalloped sauce boat Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration "Rabbits, birds, fish, shellfish, vegetables, flowers and leaves" with the inscription SALDANHA DE ALBUQUERQUE and the coat of arms of D. Gaspar de Saldanha e Albuquerque (1719-1771) Qianlong period (1736-1795) restored, minor faults on the rim glaze, slight wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 9 x 24 x 10 cm Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 151; SANTOS, A. Varela - "Portugal na Porcelana da China - 500 Anos de Comércio". Lisbon: Artemágica, 2008, volume II, pp. 616-622, nº 5.03; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 108-111.