A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER. Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing period.  Decorated with the arms of Count of Barca embellished by Francesco Bartolozzi (1725/1815) below a gilt crown supported by plump  putti , with cloud-shaped panels of bucolic scenes painted in sepia to the rims, the saucer 14.6cm diameter. (2)  Provenance:  the Elinor Gordon collection, USA, Sotheby’s New York 2011. 清嘉慶   粉彩繪徽章圖紋盌碟 來源：埃利諾·戈登收藏專場拍賣，2011年美國紐約蘇富比。 Coats of arms are bestowed by kings for services rendered to the country and designed by colleges of arms. They are thus very austere symbols. It is very unusual to have them embellished by artists. This is one of the very rare cases were it happened. António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st and only Count of Barca (Portugal 1754-Brazil 1817), Foreign Office Minister, War Minister, State Councillor, Prime Minister, Navy Minister in Brazil in 1814, founder of Beau-Arts Academy in Brazil, scientist and writer. *For a full condition report, please contact the department.* *请您联系我们索取品项报告。*