A cup with saucer Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt "Mandarin" decoration "Birds, butterflies and flowers" with coat of arms of Macário de Castro da Fonseca e Sousa (1859-1928) Guangxu period (1875-1908) slight wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (chávena) 6 x 9 x 6,7 cm; (pires) 6,3 cm Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal / Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 238; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 336-337.