A Rare ‘Loyalty of Peru’ Famille Rose Small Bowl

Inscribed on the exterior below the rim ‘Lealtad Del Peru”

The interior with a floral border

Qianlong C1785

Diameter; 4 1/4″ (10.7 cm)

Condition; hairline crack in rim 3.5 cm and crack in base 5.0 cm consolidated

In 1780-82 Tupac Amaru II led a Peruvian uprising against Spanish Royal rule. The rebellion was quelled by the Spanish and Amaru was executed.

This tea service was ordered from China, no doubt as a gift of gratitude for an important Peruvian who had sided with Spain.