A SHAPED OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATTER

CIRCA 1770

Details

A SHAPED OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATTER
circa 1770
A large cluster of spring flowers in the center, the rim enamelled with a trailing rose garland enclosing the arms of Seabra/Silva
14 7/8in. (37.7cm.) wide

Lot Essay

From the second of three services made for Jose de Seabra da Silva (1732-1813), fidalgo of the Royal Household and founder of the National Library of Lisbon. Exiled by the Marquis de Pombal to the Brazilian island of Cobras. See N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 121