Lot Essay
This service has often been thought to have been made for the illegitimate offspring of King John V of Portugal. However, N. de Castro, op.cit., p.149 attributes the arms to the Royal College of Nobles of Lisbon, sometimes known as the Royal College of Our Lady of the Conception. Cf. J. M. Beurdeley, op.cit., p.77, fig.56 where a tureen is illustrated; F. et N. Hervouët et Y. Bruneau, op.cit., p.327, no.14.6 for a plate; J.R.T. Leite, op.cit., p.115, col.pl.46 for an oval dish; and Lloyd Hyde, Silva and Malta, op.cit., p.69, pl.XVII, where the uniforms are identified as those of the time of Count de Lipe and it is suggested that this dinner service was made in China as an experiment with kaolin especially sent from Portugal in 1775-6.
It is extremely rare to find a salt from this service; however, plates and dishes have been sold in these Rooms, 1 and 2 March 1976, lot 225, and 18 October 1976, lot 154; in our Monaco Rooms, 20 June 1988, lot 80; and in London 31 October 1989, lot 161
It is extremely rare to find a salt from this service; however, plates and dishes have been sold in these Rooms, 1 and 2 March 1976, lot 225, and 18 October 1976, lot 154; in our Monaco Rooms, 20 June 1988, lot 80; and in London 31 October 1989, lot 161