Lot Essay
From the famous service made for Dom Antonio de Sao Jose de Castro (c.1750-1814), illegitimate son of the first Count of Resende and Bishop of Oporto. See N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 197
CIRCA 1810
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A BISHOP OF OPORTO OVAL ARMORIAL PLATTER
circa 1810
The arms of Castro in the center in colored enamels and gilt, reserved on a ground lavishly enamelled in green with radiating gilt vines, figural Chinoiserie vignettes decorating the rim
15¾in. (40cm.) wide
circa 1810
The arms of Castro in the center in colored enamels and gilt, reserved on a ground lavishly enamelled in green with radiating gilt vines, figural Chinoiserie vignettes decorating the rim
15¾in. (40cm.) wide