Caption

Sweets plate by Johann Joachim Kaendler 1706–1775, modeled/manufactured by Königliche Porzellan-Fabrik Meissen Meissen, Saxony, co-creator Johann Friedrich Eberlein 1695–1749. Swan Service. Rectangular vessel on four volute legs, with shell handles on the shorter sides and the Brühl marital coat of arms. At the bottom a relief with swans, a crane and a heron; inner sides with shell relief, Indian flowers and gilded rim. Porcelain, 1740. Height 8.5 cm; width 31.0 cm; depth 20.4 cm., A group of ornate ceramic serving pieces arranged against a dark gray background including a large scalloped platter, a smaller scalloped dish, a lidded tureen, a rectangular footed bowl, and a decorative candlestick featuring a cherub figure; the ceramics are predominantly white with glossy surfaces and molded relief details, accented with gold trim and highlights, and with small painted floral motifs in colors like red, blue, green, and purple; the tureen has a sculpted finial showing a pair of small figures in white with subtle brown and black shading, and its body is decorated with applied floral and scroll ornaments in white and gold with touches of brown and black; the large platter and smaller dish have ribbed, scalloped edges with gold edging and raised relief scenes centered in their interiors; the rectangular bowl rests on curved gold-accented feet and has matching scalloped rim decoration; the candlestick base is elaborately molded with gold accents and the cherub is painted with pale skin tones and brown hair, holding part of the gilded candlestick; overall the composition emphasizes white porcelain formality with prominent gold detailing and small colorful floral accents.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_276

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68.5Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 3993 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sweets plate Johann Joachim Kaendler 1706–1775 modeled manufactured Königliche Porzellan-Fabrik Meissen Meissen Saxony co-creator Johann Friedrich Eberlein 1695–1749 Swan Service Rectangular vessel four volute legs shell handles shorter sides Brühl marital coat arms bottom relief swans crane heron inner sides shell relief Indian flowers gilded rim Porcelain 1740 Height 8.5 cm width 31.0 cm depth 20.4 cm group ornate ceramic serving pieces arranged dark gray background large scalloped platter smaller dish lidded tureen rectangular footed bowl decorative candlestick featuring cherub figure ceramics predominantly white glossy surfaces molded relief details accented gold trim highlights small painted floral motifs colors red blue green purple tureen sculpted finial showing pair small figures white subtle brown black shading body decorated applied floral scroll ornaments gold touches brown black large platter smaller dish ribbed scalloped edges gold edging raised relief scenes centered interiors rectangular bowl rests curved gold-accented feet matching rim decoration candlestick base elaborately molded gold accents cherub pale skin tones brown hair holding part gilded candlestick composition emphasizes white porcelain formality prominent gold detailing small colorful floral accents.