TWO PIECES FROM THE 'POMPADOUR' SERVICE

CIRCA 1745

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TWO PIECES FROM THE 'POMPADOUR' SERVICE
CIRCA 1745
A bourdaloue and a plate, each painted with peony, daisy, and lotus sprays and seed pods flanking cartouches enclosing either a fish or an eagle crest surmounted by a stylized crown
10¼ in. (26 cm.) long, the bourdaloue; 9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter, the plate (2)

Provenance

The Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1985, lot 297 (the plate).

Literature

Fuchs and Howard, Made in China, p. 158, no. 102.
Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 229, no. 271.
Howard and Ayers, China for the West p. 443, no. 449 (the plate).

Exhibited

Virginia Museum, 1981-82 (the plate).

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Lot Essay

Although very likely made for the French market, this lavish service was probably not ordered by Madame de Pompadour, as export writers once suggested. It is quite doubtful that Madame de Pompadour would have allowed the connection with her somewhat bourgeois former name, Poisson. For a further discussion, see Howard and Ayers, op. cit., vol. II, p.443.

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