QIANLONG

細節

A famille rose 'Pompadour' charger
Qianlong
Painted in the style of French faience with four alternate cartouches of an eagle surmounted by a coronet and fish within vignettes of feathery scrolls encircling a central floral roundel, the eagle and coronet faded, restored
46.5 cm. diam.

注意事項

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

拍品專文

It has been suggested that the eagle surmounted by a coronet represents Louis XV of France and that the fish refers to Madame de Pompadour's maiden name Poisson. For further discussion and a similar pattern, see D. Howard and J. Ayers, China for the West, vol. II, p. 443, pl. 449.