Two porcelain plates with coat-of-arms decoration for the Sp - Lot 101

Two porcelain plates with coat-of-arms decoration for the Spanish market (Ambrosio de Funes de Villalpando y Abarca de Bolea). China. Qianlong period (1736- 1795), circa 1770 Provenance: Jorge Welsh, Chinese Armorial for Spain, 2010, cat. 25 Decorated in famille rose enamels, with the coat of arms of Ambrosio de Funes de Villalpando (1719-1780) Count de Ricla, when he was Captain General and Governor of the island of Cuba (1763-1765). On the wing and cavetto, two friezes of gold spearheads. He was Spain's representative at the court of the Russian Empire, Viceroy of Navarre, Captain General of Catalonia and, finally, served Carlos III as Secretary of War. Part of this service (50 pieces) is kept at the Museo Nacional de Artes Decoratives in Madrid. Diameter: 23 cm