AN ARMORIAL CHARGER
Circa 1735
The arms of Pereira/Pimentel/Pinto/Guedes on the rim within gilt scrollwork and cherub heads, on a ground carved with densely packed lotus blooms and foliage
116in. (28.7cm.) diam.
Lot Essay
Made for Cosme Damiao Pinto Pereira, Governor of Macao 1735-38 and 1743-47. See N. de Castro, op.cit., p. 78