A MEISSEN ARMORIAL TWO-HANDLED OVAL TRAY FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein for Count Brühl, crisply moulded with two swans swimming in rough water among shells and fish flanked by clumps of bulrushes and a heron with a fish in its beak, another in flight above, the centre with spirally-fluted shell moulding, the border with the Arms and with scattered indianische Blumen on a fluted ground within a shaped rim enriched with gilding, the handles formed as bulrushes enriched in gilding (chips to three leaves on handles), blue crossed swords mark and incised Dreher's mark of a cross and four dots for Schiefer, 1737-41

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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL TWO-HANDLED OVAL TRAY FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein for Count Brühl, crisply moulded with two swans swimming in rough water among shells and fish flanked by clumps of bulrushes and a heron with a fish in its beak, another in flight above, the centre with spirally-fluted shell moulding, the border with the Arms and with scattered indianische Blumen on a fluted ground within a shaped rim enriched with gilding, the handles formed as bulrushes enriched in gilding (chips to three leaves on handles), blue crossed swords mark and incised Dreher's mark of a cross and four dots for Schiefer, 1737-41
33cm. wide

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Cf. the examples sold in these Rooms on 9 June 1986, lot 119 and 1 March 1993, lot 53

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