Tureen Stand from the Swan Service
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
ModelerModelling attributed to
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1737-1741
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 10.4 x 40.5 x 50.3 cm (4 1/8 x 15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionMeissen tureen stand from the Swan Service, modeled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein. The centre is moulded in low relief with a crane in flight above two swans, and a feeding crane amidst waves and rushes. All against a ground of spirally-radiating shellwork. The reeded rim is painted at the top with the arms of Count Bruhl and with scattered indianische Blumen within a gilt edge. The ends have entwined flowering branch handles.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.640
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.642
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.641
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.644a-b
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.643.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
1754-1758
Object number: G23.8.155
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
c.1530
Object number: G83.1.387
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
August 1743
Object number: G83.1.920
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
August 1743
Object number: G83.1.921
