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Pair of monteiths from the Swan Service for Heinrich von Brühl
Lost Art-ID
606644
Artist / Creator
Kaendler, Johann Joachim
Birth
1706.06.15, Fischbach (Arnsdorf)
Death
1775.05.18, Meißen
Place of activity
Dresden, Meißen
Manufaktur
Porzellanmanufaktur Meißen
Formation
gegr. 1710
Title
Pair of monteiths from the Swan Service for Heinrich von Brühl
Dating
1740-41
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Ceramics (Porcelain) ; Overglaze enamel polychrome / Enamel painting ; gilded
Length
40.00 cm
Description
Eberlein's work records from July 1740 state: "1 großer Eistopf für Exc. Brühl ähnlich einer Muschel mit 2 Henkeln als Sirenen, 2 Schilden und oben mit 8 Muscheln beschlagen" [An ice pot (monteith) for his exc. Brühl similar to a shell with 2 handles as sirens, 2 shields and fastened at the top with 8 shells].
Provenance
Heinrich count of Brühl (1700-1763); in the possession of the descendants, Pförten castle; an belonging to the Pförten swan service holdings, looted in 1945, cannot be ruled out; [...]; Sotheby's, London, 22 February 1966, lot 80; The Antique Company of New York, Inc. November 1969; Sothebys, New York, 18 January 2019, lot 356; [...]; Settlement agreement between the heir of Friedrich-Joseph Graf von Brühl (1875 -1949) and the current owners.
Status
amicable settlement
Literature / Source
Christine von Brühl: Schwäne in Weiß und Gold, Geschichte einer Familie, München 2021, S. 250 ff.; Ulrich Pietsch (Hrsg.), Schwanenservice - Meissener Porzellan für Heinrich Graf von Brühl, Leipzig, 2000, S. 170.
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Contact
Friedrich Leopold Graf von Brühl
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