AN ARMORIAL SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND STAND

CIRCA 1770

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AN ARMORIAL SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
circa 1770
Each piece carefully painted with the arms of Castro/Melo within a gilt chain inner border, the shaped, moulded edge rims enriched in iron-red and gilt and decorated with scattered rose sprigs
13¼in. (33.7cm.) wide (2)

Lot Essay

Made for Manuel Bernardo de Melo e Castro (1716-92), Viscount of Lourinha, Governor and Captian-General of Grao-Para and Maranhao, Brazil, Lord of the town of Lourinha, Great Officer of the Royal Household and Familiar of the Holy Office. See N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 192.