The border, divided into three panels, with pairs of deer in landscapes which derive form Ming ‘Kraak’ porcelain of the Jiajing period. The centre is painted with a three masted galleon under full sale blow the text: “LAMARE CHALLE” within a carefully painted scroll and undulating medallion border.[i] Two flags of alternating stripes fly from the stern and mainmast.
This dish dates from around the end of the period known as the Iberian Union (1580-1640) when Spanish Habsburg monarchs ruled over both the Spanish and Portuguese kingdoms.
Condition:
A large section restuck, associated crack. Rivets removed.
References:
Exhibition, A Influencia Oriental Na Ceramica Portuguesa Do Seculo XVII – Oriental Influence on 17th Century Portuguese Ceramics, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, (Electa, Lisboa, 1994)
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[i] For a dish with a similar undulating internal medallion and a Ming-inspired border see: A Influencia Oriental Na Ceramica Portuguesa Do Seculo XVII, 1994, no. 73
