Dear Friends
It is with great pleasure that we present the catalogue for our In-person / Live Auction 242, dedicated to Antiques and Works of Art. This is an especially interesting single-session auction focusing mainly Portuguese painting and Chinese Export Porcelain, comprising a wide range of items of exceptional quality, rarity, and antiquity. The auction opens with a Private Collection (lots 1 to 46) and will take place on Monday, September 28th, at 6:00 PM.
Some Highlights:
COVER: PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE - 1751-1843 – A pair of centerpieces - Fruit bowls, embossed and gilt bronze, French, marked THOMIRE À PARIS - Lot 61
BACK COVER: FRANCISCO VIEIRA PORTUENSE - 1765-1805 – Portrait of Maria Amalia of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma (1746-1804), oil on canvas – Classified item - Lot 11; of the same Author see also Lot 75
PORTUGUESE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
JOÃO CRISTINO DA SILVA - 1829-1877 - House interior with figures, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1881 – Lot 78
D. MARIA LUÍSA DE SOUSA E HOLSTEIN, 3rd DUCHESS OF PALMELA - 1841-1909 - "Simy", bronze sculpture, signed and dated 1888, marked F. BARBEDIENNE – FONDEUR – Lot 257
SILVA PORTO - 1850-1893 - Countryside landscape, oil on cardboard, signed – Lot 287; see also Lot 15
ALFREDO KEIL - 1850-1907 – “Verona”, oil on canvas, signed – Lot 14
JOSÉ MALHOA - 1855-1933 – “Saboreando” (Savoring), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1914 – Lot 12
ERNESTO CONDEIXA - 1857-1933 - Figure on rocks by the sea, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1909 – Lot 288
COLUMBANO BORDALO PINHEIRO - 1857-1929 - Portrait of a lady, oil on wood, signed and dated 1901 – Lot 13
ANTÓNIO RAMALHO - 1858-1916 – Landscape, oil on wood, signed and dated 1881 – Lot 20; see also Lot 21
JOÃO VAZ - 1859-1931 – “Furna do Inferno” / Boca do Inferno, oil on canvas laid on wood, signed – Lot 85; see also Lot 87
CARLOS REIS - 1863-1940 – Shepherd in the field, oil on canvas, signed – Lot 18
AURÉLIA DE SOUZA - 1866-1922 - Interior scene with figures, oil on canvas laid on cardboard, signed – Lot 80
ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO - 1872-1930 - Portrait of Maria Josefina Carneiro (the artist's daughter), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1913 – Lot 298
FALCÃO TRIGOSO - 1879-1956 - “Como eu as pinto – Campo Grande” (As I paint them – Campo Grande), oil on canvas, signed – Lot 289; see also Lots 290 and 291
FRANCIS SMITH - 1881-1961 – View of Lisbon with figures, oil on wood, signed – Lot 255; see also Lot 254
LEOPOLDO DE ALMEIDA (1898-1975) - "O Modelo" (The Model), marble sculpture, signed and dated 1950 – Lot 258
CARLOS BOTELHO - 1899-1982 – “Alfama – Lisboa”, oil on platex, signed – Lot 248; see also Lot 249
JOSÉ DE ALMADA NEGREIROS - 1893-1970 – Study for the mural at the Estação Marítima de Alcântara, Lisbon “Quem não viu Lisboa não viu coisa boa” charcoal on paper, unsigned – Lot 246; see also Lot 29
DOMINGUEZ ALVAREZ - 1906-1942 - "Casario Compostelano", oil on wood, signed – Lot 247
MARIA HELENA VIEIRA DA SILVA - 1908-1992 - "Journal Parlé", gouache on paper, signed and dated Paris, 1975 – Lot 30; see also Lot 33
MANUEL CARGALEIRO - 1927-2024 – “Senhora do Monte”, panel of 98 glazed tiles, signed and dated 1978 – Lot 256
EDUARDO LUIZ - 1932-1988 – Untitled, oil on canvas, signed – Lot 37
PAULA REGO - 1935-2022 - “Barbe-bleue, croquemitaine et compagnie”, acrylic on paper, signed and dated 1985 on the reverse – Lot 31
FOREIGN PAINTINGS
Portrait of Dona Mariana Vitória de Bourbon (1718-1781), Infanta of Spain, Queen of Portugal, oil on canvas after the original by Domenico Sani (1690-1762), European School, 18th century – Lot 68
JEAN PILLEMENT - 1728-1808 – Shipwreck, oil on canvas, unsigned – Lot 77
View of Praia Grande Bay in Macau, oil on canvas depicting the Penha Hermitage fort, St. Paul's Church, Monte Fort, and Guia Hill, Chinese School, 19th century (2nd half) – Lot 346
"Floralia", oil on canvas, Spanish School, signed A. REYNA - ROMA and dated 1888 - likely Antonio María de Reyna Manescau (1859 -1937) – Lot 355
GERHARD RICHTER - BORN 1932 - "Kanarische Landschaften II (Canary Landscapes II)" (1971), a set of six grey-green heliogravures on ivory cotton paper, in a white cardboard folder, signed, numbered 20/50 – Lot 245
CHINESE PORCELAIN – Lots 149 to 221; 275 to 286; 330 to 345
Chinese Export Porcelain – A Collection of armorial pieces from Portuguese Families – Lots 150 to 221
ANTIQUES & CROSS CULTURE
Indo-Portuguese Art; Namban Art – Lots 222 to 244
SILVER AND JEWELRY
A pair of earrings, gold, openwork and chased decoration, set with rose-cut and crowned rose-cut diamonds, Portuguese, 18th/19th century – Lot 120
Portuguese silver cutlery sets from the 18th and 18th/19th century – Lots 129, 130 and 131
A pair of salvers known as «Bastiães», gilt silver, embossed decoration featuring "wild men, zoomorphic fantastic figures, and animals on vine leaves and grape bunches", 19th century (2nd half) – Lot 128
Snuffbox, gold, guilloché and chased "Flowers" decoration, reserve with monogram, French, 19th century – Lot 2
MISCELLANEOUS
Altar angels (candle holders) - a pair of Baroque sculptures in chestnut wood, Portuguese, 18th century (1st half) – Lot 267
A pair of four-light pier candelabra, Empire period (1804-1815), embossed, chased, gilt, and «à patine noir» bronze featuring "winged sphinxes" and "goat heads with paws", French – Lot 62
"Gloria Victis", bronze sculpture, marble base with gilt bronze mounts, French, 19th/20th century – Lot 57
"The Four Seasons" - four sculptures with pedestals in faiance from the Viúva Lamego Factory, monochrome white decoration, Portuguese, 20th century, marked – Lot 60
PRIORITY BIDDING
We would like to remind you that a significant discount is available to reward bids received by us in advance for each lot—internationally known as priority bidding. This consists of a 10% discount on the buyer's premium due for bids received and registered on the Cabral Moncada Leilões bidding platform (www.cml.liveauctions.pt) for a specific lot until 11:59 PM on the Friday prior to the Monday on which the live auctions take place—in this case, September 25th, 2026.
Key details regarding this policy:
Looking forward to welcoming you soon, either in person or virtually, with best regards,
Pedro Maria de Alvim Miguel Cabral de Moncada