A cup

A cup, Chinese export porcelain, polychrome and gilt decoration with coat of arms attributed to Dona Maria Rita de Castelo Branco Correia e Cunha (1769-1832), 6th Countess of Pombeiro and 1st Marchioness of Belas, background with JVS monogram - initials of her husband José de Vasconcelos e Sousa, Qianlong period (1736-1795), hairlines, small chips, wear to the gilt. Notes: Nuno de Castro collection. Vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 181; e SANTOS, A. Varela - “Portugal na Porcelana da China - 500 Anos de Comércio” - vol. IV. Lisboa: Artemágica, 2010, pp. 1293-1294, who preferes the attribuition to Jacobus van Steenbergen., Dim. - 4,3 x 7,7 cm