A Rare Chinese Export Painted Enamel Triangular Armorial Dish for the Portuguese Market Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1765 | 清乾隆 約1765年 銅胎畫琺琅紋章圖三角盤

Property from the Speed Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
A Rare Chinese Export Painted Enamel Triangular Armorial Dish for the Portuguese Market
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1765
清乾隆 銅胎畫琺琅紋章圖三角盤

painted at the rim with the arms of Dom Gaspar de Saldanha de Albuquerque, and the rim inscribed with SALDANHA and DEAL BU QUER QUE
width 10 1/4 in.; 26 cm

Condition Report:
There are areas of enamel loss and cracks to the enamels as illustrated, and the dish is slightly warped.