CIRCA 1744, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 54

Though very similar to the 'Swan Service' (see the following lot), the strapwork and ovolo banding at the rim appears to be from a different service designed for Heinrich, Count von Brühl. For another tray of this form (tablett mit wappen) with a different coat-of-arms, see R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, p. 119 and 123, no. 493.