Posted 3 years ago
vintagelamp
(1101 items)
Augusto Rato Potier:
BIRTH 5 Jun 1903
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
DEATH 27 Dec 1964 (aged 61)
Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
BURIAL
Cemitério da Guia
Cascais, Cascais Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Distinguished Portuguese career diplomat for over 40 years. Minister to Indonesia. Ambassador to Sweden, Pakistan and Chile. Died on post in Santiago de Chile.
Married to Alma Dato-Montero Potier (Distinguished watercolor miniaturist. See her work posted previously) . She was the daughter of Francisco Dato-Tessitore and Raquel Montero de Dato.
Father of Regina Potier Esteves and Gloria Potier Harrison.
Found in a local antique shop.
Oh, what a wonderful find!! Beautiful baptismal cup and great story behind this gentleman.
jscott,
Thank you so much!
Gorgeous dragon design!
Newfld,
Thank you!