A SMALL GREEN ENAMEL ARMORIAL 'AVE MARIA' DISH
circa 1765
With the arms of Pereira/Lancos/Magalhaes/Andrada enclosed by borders of bamboo entwined with flowers
6 3/16in. (15.7cm.) wide
Lot Essay
Made for Joao Luis de Melo Vila Lobos Lancos de Magalhaes (1721-86), Lord of the House of Antepasso in Ponte de Lima. See N. de Castro, op. cit., p. 110