A polyfaced tureen

A polyfaced tureen, Chinese export porcelain, polychrome and gilt decoration "Peacocks", carved handles "Boar's heads", carved cover finial "Pomegranate", Qianlong period (1736-1795), body restoration, cover finial with small chips and minor faults on the glaze. Notes: decoration identical to one of the tableware that belonged to King D. José I and that King D. João VI took to Brazil, which was located at the Real Fazenda de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro - vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 274; e VEIGA, Jorge Getúlio - "Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brasilian Collections". London: Han-Shan Tang, 1989, p. 199, nº 171, Dim. - 19,5 x 35 x 22,5 cm