Lot Essay
Manuel de Saldanha e Albuquerque was 74th Governor and 47th Viceroy of India from 1758 to 1765. See N. de Castro, Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire, p. 100.
Details
AN ARMORIAL WINE COOLER
CIRCA 1760
Painted on each side with the arms of Albuquerque and Saldanha for Manuel de Saldanha e Albuquerque, first Count of Ega, the rounded foot and moulded rim bordered with a flowerhead and S-scroll pattern in blue enamel (handles both restored)--7¾in. (19.7cm.) high
CIRCA 1760
Painted on each side with the arms of Albuquerque and Saldanha for Manuel de Saldanha e Albuquerque, first Count of Ega, the rounded foot and moulded rim bordered with a flowerhead and S-scroll pattern in blue enamel (handles both restored)--7¾in. (19.7cm.) high