Lot Essay
N. de Castro, Heraldry for the Empire, p. 146, tells us that Veiga was Governor of India 1794 to 1807 and then Military Governor of Rio de Janeiro, dying in Brazil in 1810.
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A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE MARKET ARMORIAL PLATTERS
CIRCA 1795
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A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE MARKET ARMORIAL PLATTERS
CIRCA 1795
With the arms of Veiga for Francisco Antonio da Veiga Cabral da Camara Pimental, the motto AVE MARIA beneath the crown, all within a basketweave-molded rim enamelled with floral festoons
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) wide (2)
CIRCA 1795
With the arms of Veiga for Francisco Antonio da Veiga Cabral da Camara Pimental, the motto AVE MARIA beneath the crown, all within a basketweave-molded rim enamelled with floral festoons
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) wide (2)