Lot 181
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AN ENAMELLED ARMORIAL CUP AND SAUCER decorated predominantly in green enamel and gilt with floral garlands centred by a central coat-of-arms with the motto Nomen Honor Que Meis (cup with crack), Qianlong, circa 1775, saucer 13.5 cm. diam. (2)

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AN ENAMELLED ARMORIAL CUP AND SAUCER decorated predominantly in green enamel and gilt with floral garlands centred by a central coat-of-arms with the motto Nomen Honor Que Meis (cup with crack), Qianlong, circa 1775, saucer 13.5 cm. diam. (2)

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The arms are those of Joaquin Inacio da Cruz Sobral. Cf. Nuno de Castro, Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire

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