A scalloped soup plate Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration, reserve with cartouche and inscription SALDANHA E SILVA - João Saldanha e Silva (1743-1815) Qianlong period (1736-1795) small consolidated chips, minor 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. 281; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 320-321.