VesselsGerman18th century
Plate from "Swan Service"
1738
Artists
Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryManufacturer
Johann Joachim KändlerArtist
Johann Elias GrunArtist
Johann Martin KittelArtist
Dimensions
30.1 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Made for Count Heinrich von Brühl, 1738, by descent; to Count Johann Szembek, sold [through Sotheby's, January 1957, lot 1454]; to Ilse Marthe Bischoff, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1959
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