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A Meissen dish from the Swan Service, circa 1738-39 image 1
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Lot 164*

A Meissen dish from the Swan Service, circa 1738-39

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Meissen dish from the Swan Service, circa 1738-39

Of the second size, modelled by J.J. Kaendler in low relief with swans swimming among bulrushes and a crane to the left with another in flight overhead, all on a shell-moulded ground, the rim painted with the arms of Brühl/Kolowrat-Krakowska, three flower sprigs and further scattered blooms, the rim with a gilt border, 30.5cm across, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised 3

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Provenance:
Jörg Nelte Collection, Hamburg, sold Christie's London, 12 October 1995, lot 60:
Purchased in the above sale

Circular dishes in five different sizes were produced from 1738: in June and July 1738, Johann Elias Grund finished 81 dishes of the second size, and Johann Martin Kittel produced 21 of the same size (U. Pietsch (ed.), Schwanenservice (2000). p. 158).

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