A PORTUGESE MARKET ARMORIAL PLATE

CIRCA 1765

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A PORTUGESE MARKET ARMORIAL PLATE
Circa 1765
With a border of gilt husk swags entwined with flowering vines and a central ribbon-tied bouquet of spring flowers, the arms at the top of Jos Mascarenhas Pacheco Pereira Coelho de Melo
9in. (23.5cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

For a discussion of de Melo see N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 111. Plates from the service have been sold in London by Sotheby's, the Jorge Getulio Veiga Collection, 31 October 1989, lot 156 and Christie's, 16 November 1999, lot 395

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