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Tureen Stand from the Swan Service

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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