523
Unusual large-lidded coffee pot, Qianlong (1736–1795)
Estimate €4.000–6.000
522
A saucer from the Adrião Acácio da Silveira Pinto service, Daoguang, c. 1840
Estimate €700–900
Description
Chinese export porcelain.
Polychrome and gilt decoration depicting a scene of daily life with figures at the centre and rim with floral decoration, birds, butterflies and at the centre the coat of arms of Adrião Acácio da Silveira Pinto (1792–1865).
Daoguang reign, c. 1840.
27x24.5 cm
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