A soup plate Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration with the coat of arms of João Ferreira Sarmento (1792-1865), 1st baron, viscount and count of Sarmento Daoguang period (1821-1850) slight wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 25 cm Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal / Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 226; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 320-321.