A MEISSEN ARMORIAL DISH FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein for Count Brühl, moulded with two swans swimming in rough water among shells and fish beside two clumps of bulrushes and a heron with a fish in its beak, another in flight above, the whole surface with spirally-fluted shell moulding, the border with a Coat-of-Arms and scattered indianische Blumen within a shaped rim enriched with gilding (very slight rubbing to gilt rim either side of the Arms), blue crossed swords mark and Dreher's 1 and .. to footrim, circa 1737

细节

A MEISSEN ARMORIAL DISH FROM THE SWAN SERVICE modelled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein for Count Brühl, moulded with two swans swimming in rough water among shells and fish beside two clumps of bulrushes and a heron with a fish in its beak, another in flight above, the whole surface with spirally-fluted shell moulding, the border with a Coat-of-Arms and scattered indianische Blumen within a shaped rim enriched with gilding (very slight rubbing to gilt rim either side of the Arms), blue crossed swords mark and Dreher's 1 and .. to footrim, circa 1737
30.3cm. diam.

拍品专文

The Arms are those of Heinrich, Count von Brühl (1700-1763), Director of the Meissen factory from 1735-63 and his wife Francisca Kolowrat Krakowska whom he married in 1737

Cf. two dishes of similar size sold Christie's Geneva, 16 November 1992, lots 286 and 287 and another sold in these Rooms, 19 May 1993, lot 18