Lot Essay
This service was made for Pedro de Sousa Holstein, the first Duke of Palmela (1781-1850), who was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Dom Joo VI in Brazil. For a pair of saucer-dishes from this service, see J. R. Teixeira Leite, op.cit., 1986, p.187, colour pl.81; and a teabowl and saucer is illustrated by D. Howard and J. Ayers, op.cit. 1978, vol.II, no.561, p.546, where the authors suggest that the design is probably after a New Hall porcelain original, although a very similar design is known also in Minton. A dinner service of eighty-two pieces was sold in Antwerp, 13 December 1976; and a plate from this service, from the Jorge Getulio Veiga Collection, was sold in London, 31 October 1989, lot 177.