A 'CANTON FAMILLE ROSE' COMMEMORATIVE ARMORIAL PLATE

CIRCA 1898

细节

A 'CANTON FAMILLE ROSE' COMMEMORATIVE ARMORIAL PLATE
CIRCA 1898
In the center three merchant ships encircled by belt inscribed QUARTO CENTENARIO DO DESCOBRIMENTO DA INDIA beneath the arms of King Dom Carlos I of Portugal, all within colorful enamelled borders
9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) diameter

拍品专文

N. de Castro,Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire, p. 253 illustrates a plate from this service, which was made for the 400th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's famous May 1498 discovery. One ship was abandoned at the Cape of Good Hope, shown are the São Gabriel, the Berrio, and the São Rafael that successfully completed the journey.