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Chinese export porcelain plate with the arms of D. DIOGO JOSÉ VITO DE MENESES NORONHA COUTINHO, Qianlong.

Stock Number: 4601

Pair of Chinese export porcelain plate for the Portuguese market with the arms of D. DIOGO JOSÉ VITO DE MENESES NORONHA COUTINHO,5th Marquis of Marialva, 7th Count of Cantanhede, equerry to the Queen Mary 1st, c. 1775, Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty. Ø 23 cm. (4601) 5.4041 Literature:

• Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 years of commerce, by A. Varela Santos, vol III, pp. 922/31;

A porcelana Chinesa e os Brasões do Império, by N. Castro, p. 130.