A pair of plates Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration with the coat of arms of Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho (1735-1804), 1st viscount of Balsemão - 1st service Jiaqing period (1796-1820) one plate with hairline, another with consolidated chips with associated hairline Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 24,5 cm Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 205; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 238-241