226 - MEISSEN kleine Deckelterrine aus dem 'Schwanenservice'

MEISSEN kleine Deckelterrine aus dem 'Schwanenservice' MEISSEN, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706 Fischbach - 1775 Meissen) / Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1695 Dresden - 1749 Meissen) in 1739-1740, commissioned by Count Heinrich von Brühl, porcelain, white, polychrome painted and gold decorated, height 21 cm, blue crossed swords mark, no. 277M and 05021u, small crack to the standing putto beneath the foot, gilding slightly rubbed in places. 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.