A Chinese Portuguese market famille verte armorial tea caddy with the arms of Ataide, Kangxi

Dim.: 16 x 10,5 x 7 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- The lid restored, the exact extent of the repair hard to assess but probably with a break across.
- The caddy with a restored hairline running across 3 sides, as well as a few small filled and retouched superficial rim chips.

Dom Luis Peregrino de Ataide (1700-1758) was the 10th Count of Atouguia, a member of the Council of King Joao V.

Ref.: N. de Castro, Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire, 1998, pp. 55-61.