225 - MEISSEN Flaschenständer oder Serviettenhalter aus dem 'Schwanenservice'

MEISSEN Flaschenständer oder Serviettenhalter aus dem 'Schwanenservice' MEISSEN, designed by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1695 Dresden - 1749 Meissen) / Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706 Fischbach - 1775 Meissen) in 1741-1742, commissioned by Count Heinrich von Brühl, porcelain, white, polychrome painted and gold decorated, height 16.7 cm, width at top 24 cm, crossed swords mark and impressed no. 35 as well as 05189, with fine firing cracks and hairline cracks in places to the pierced strapwork and cross-shaped blossoms, gilding partially rubbed. The table service originally comprising more than 2,000 pieces, known as the 'Swan Service', was commissioned by Heinrich Count von Brühl, later Prime Minister under Augustus III, in 1736 and is considered the most extensive and, in terms of sculptural design, the most magnificent porcelain service of the 18th century and a major work of Meissen porcelain art.Please request a condition report prior to bidding or take advantage of the opportunity to view the object during our preview.