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Premier Auction | May 19, 2023

Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 640

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Salt Cellar, Coutinho

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1775, with coat of arms for Dom Diogo Jose Vito de Meneses Noronha Coutinho, enamel vine decoration, 1-1/2 x 3 x 2-3/4 in.

Note: Similar example pictured in Nuno de Castro, Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire, p. 130. Brunk Auctions would like to thank Angela Howard of Heirloom & Howard Ltd for her assistance in identifying this lot.

Condition

anomalies, surface accretion, chipping and repairs along edges (see blacklight)

Estate of Lynda Miller Lipscomb, Charleston, South Carolina