Chinese Porcelain for the European Market

Scarce 1956 publication on « Chinese Porcelain for the European Market » showing some examples from the collection of Ricardo Espirito Santo Silva, « the greatest collector of all time of this sort of China. No one ever amassed such a quantity, such a variety, or so many examples of superb quality. » excerpt from the introduction by J.A. […]

Oriental ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795

An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company in Japan and China, with particular reference to ceramics bearing the VOC monogram. An exceptionally well-researched and informative book with chapters including the identification and collection of ceramics of this period.

Porcelana Chinesa Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

The Foundation’s publications programme, which aims to divulge the collection through the systematic production of albums that cover its various specific sections, has now been expanded to include this bilingual Portuguese-English volume on Chinese porcelain. Initially studied by Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt during the selection process for the pieces to be included in the Museum’s permanent exhibition, […]