Lot Essay
Made to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the Portugese discovery of India. See N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 253.
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CIRCA 1898
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A PORTUGESE MARKET COMMEMORATIVE PLATE
Circa 1898
Painted with a large carrack and two small caravels sailing on a blue sea, the royal arms of Dom Carlos I above and an encircling iron-red belt inscribed QUARTO CENTENARIO DO DESCOBRIMENTO DA INDIA
9in. (24.8cm.) diameter
Circa 1898
Painted with a large carrack and two small caravels sailing on a blue sea, the royal arms of Dom Carlos I above and an encircling iron-red belt inscribed QUARTO CENTENARIO DO DESCOBRIMENTO DA INDIA
9in. (24.8cm.) diameter