A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED-ENAMEL WALL SCONCE

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED-ENAMEL WALL SCONCE
18TH CENTURY

Painted in bright enamels, with a central cartouche enclosing peonies and poppies beneath a double-headed eagle and surrounded by embossed flowers, butterflies and birds, fitted with a pair of ormolu candle arms rising from a flowerhead at the base, 61cm. (3)

The double-headed eagle symbolised the union of the Holy Roman Empire (the Habsburg Empire) with the Spanish monarchy. The double-headed eagle was the device used by The Order of St. Augustine. The Spanish Augustinians were established in Manila in the 15th century, and soon after in Macao, Mexico and India, during which time they made their first of several expeditions to China.

十八世紀 銅胎畫琺瑯壁燈