porcelain, 96 items: 12 place plates Ø 31,5 cm, 12 dinner plates Ø 28 cm, 12 soup plates Ø 25 cm, 12 starter plates Ø 22 cm, 12 dessert plates Ø 20 cm, 12 bread plates Ø 16 cm, 1 oval soup tureen with lid and decorated with Acis and Galatea embracing height: 43,5 cm, length: 36 cm, depth: 26 cm, 2 oval tureens with lids, dolphin handles and reed handles height: 26,5 cm, length: 34,5 cm, depth: 20 cm, 4 sauce tureens with dolphin handles height: 13,5 cm, length: 19 cm, 1 jug with female bust handle height: 22 cm, 1 round bowl height: 8 cm, Ø 18,5 cm, 1 round bowl height: 5 cm, Ø 21 cm, 1 round bowl height: 6,5 cm, Ø 30 cm, 1 round platter height: 5,5 cm. Ø 31 cm, 1 round platter height: 6 cm, Ø 35 cm, 2 round platters height: 6 cm, Ø 39 cm, 1 oval platter height: 3,5 cm, length: 30 cm, 1 oval platter height: 4 cm, length: 35,5 cm, 2 oval platters height: 4,5 cm, length: 45 cm, 1 octagonal platter height: 3 cm, Ø 30 cm, 1 shellwork bowl height: 7 cm, length: 46 cm, 1 rectangular salad-bowl height: 5 cm, length: 25,5 cm, 1 rectangular confectionary-bowl with handles height: 5,5 cm, length: 33,5 cm, 1 square salad-bowl height: 5 cm, Ø 22,5 cm, the body with curving gilt edging, gilt painted lined border, shellwork relief, the well with reed lined pond, with 2 swans, on the left a heron with carp in its beak, a heron flying above, the rim with polychrome painted scatter of flowers, fish handles, handles and volute feet heightened with gilt, the lid of the oval soup tureen decorated with the Nymph Galatea mounted on a dolphin, accompanied by her lover Acis, who embraces her from behind, together they are supporting a swath of bunched coal red cloth with gilt border and white lining, the facing side and reverse encrusted with flowers, polychrome shells, and snail shells, handles in the form of small nymphs with double fish tails, supporting a leafy garland with blossoms, fruit, snail shells and shells, the facing side with a shell-shaped cartouche with allied coat-of-arms, the reverse side with with 'indianische' flowers, the tureen resting on 4 feet, the sides with dolphins with raised tail, the facing side and reverse decorated with the heads of two river gods with reed crowns heightened with gilt, porcelain, polychromed and gilt;
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords ca. 1976, model by Johann Joachim Kändler 1736-1740 and Johann Friedrich Eberlein 1738-1742, (Ru)

Lit.:
Schwanenservice, Meissener Porzellan für Heinrich Graf von Brühl, Ausstellung im Dresdener Schloss, 2000;
The above porcelains decorated with the “Swan-Relief” are based on the Swan Service for Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700-1763), prime minister of Saxon Prince Elector August the Strong and Polish King August II. This legendary service dating to ca. 1738-1740, comprises ca. 2200 individual parts and bears the allied coat-of-arms of Heinrich Count von Brühl and his wife Countess Maria Anna Franziska von Kolowrat- Krakowski;