A cup with a scalloped saucer Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration with the coat of arms of José Correia de Melo e Brito de Alvim Qianlong period (1736-1795) saucer with hairline, small chips, heavy wear on the saucer's coat of arms, slight wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (chávena) 5,9 x 8,7 cm; (pires) 13,9 cm Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil", ACD Editores, 2007, p. 165; SANTOS, A. Varela - "Portugal na Porcelana da China - 500 Anos de Comércio", Volume III, Artemágica, Lisbon, 2009, pp. 917-921; e DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 148-149