A PAIR OF MEISSEN CIRCULAR SOUP-PLATES FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled for Count Brühl by J. J. Kändler assisted by J. F. Eberlein, the wells moulded in relief with two swans and a crane swimming among bulrushes and with a crane flying above, the shell-moulded grounds with spiralling ridges and furrows radiating from the centres, the borders painted with a Coat-of-Arms and with scattered indianische Blumen, within shaped gilt rims (old restoration to borders covering three rim chips, glaze rubbed in centres on moulded parts), blue crossed swords marks, incised Dreher's quartered circle and / to footrims, circa 1737

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A PAIR OF MEISSEN CIRCULAR SOUP-PLATES FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled for Count Brühl by J. J. Kändler assisted by J. F. Eberlein, the wells moulded in relief with two swans and a crane swimming among bulrushes and with a crane flying above, the shell-moulded grounds with spiralling ridges and furrows radiating from the centres, the borders painted with a Coat-of-Arms and with scattered indianische Blumen, within shaped gilt rims (old restoration to borders covering three rim chips, glaze rubbed in centres on moulded parts), blue crossed swords marks, incised Dreher's quartered circle and / to footrims, circa 1737
9½in. (24cm.) diam. (2)

Lot Essay

The Arms are those of Heinrich, Count von Brühl (1700-1763) and his wife, Grafin Franziska von Kolowrat Krakowska. He was Director of the Meissen factory from 1733 to 1763 and married in 1737

See R. Rückert, op. cit., p. 118 for an account of the creation of the Swan Service, which comprised 2200 pieces. See also Ingelore Menzhausen, Early Meissen Porcelain in Dresden, pls. 108 to 110 for examples of further pieces

A dish from this service was sold in these Rooms, 19 May 1993, lot 18

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