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Two large plates from the Swan Service for Heinrich von Brühl
Lost Art-ID
615319
Artist
Kaendler, Johann Joachim
Birth
1706.06.15, Fischbach (Arnsdorf)
Death
1775.05.18, Meißen
Place of activity
Dresden, Meißen
Manufaktur
Porzellanmanufaktur Meißen
Formation
gegr. 1710
Title
Two large plates from the Swan Service for Heinrich von Brühl
Datierung
1737-41
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Ceramics (Porcelain) ; Overglaze enamels / painted polychrome ; gilded
Measures
Diameter: 29.6 and 29.1 cm
Description
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein, with swans swimming amidst rushes, a heron on the left and another in flight overhead, the shell-shaped gilded lip is painted with the coats of arms of Brühl & Kolowrat-Krakowska as well as scattered Indian flowers, a gilded rush handle on both sides, underglaze blue crossed swords mark.
Provenance
Heinrich, count von Brühl (1700-1763); in the possession of the descendants, Pförten Castle; an affiliation with the Pförten Swan Service holdings, looted in 1945, cannot be ruled out; [...]; Sotheby's New York, Fine Frenche Furniture, Decorations and Continental Porcelain, 8 November 1985, Lot 108; Whereabouts unknown.
Literature / Source
Pietsch, Ulrich (Hrsg): Schwanenservice – Meissener Porzellan für Heinrich Graf von Brühl, Ausst. Kat. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Porzellansammlung im Zwinger 6. Mai bis 13. August 2000, Dresden 2000;
Abb. | illustration cf.:
Sotheby's New York, Fine Frenche Furniture, Decorations and Continental Porcelain, 8 November 1985, Lot 108.
Published since
Contact
Friedrich Leopold Graf von Brühl
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