Magnificent Meissen swan service centrepiece "Nymph. with confectionery bowl" from the "Limited Masterpieces" series A gold-crowned sea nymph kneeling on her fish-tailed legs with a slightly twisted upper body, holding a ribbed conch shell in her raised arms. Each flanked by a triton child with a large, rocaille-shaped cartouche shield, originally as a support for the alliance coat of arms of Heinrich Graf von Brühl and his wife Franziska von Kolowrat-Krakowsky. Polychrome painting with dominant iron red and brown. Gold staffage. Designed by Johann Friedrich Eberlein, 1738. model no. 80503. limited edition no. 17/25. year mark. Minimally chipped; gold sword mark. H. 36.5 cm. Cf. Pietsch, cat. Swan service, pp. 46, 95, ill. 70 and 179, no. 59. A splendid "Swan service" centrepiece "Nymphe with confectionery bowl" from the series "Limited masterworks" modelled by J. F. Eberlein. Limited edition 17/25. date mark. Minor chipped. Crossed swords mark with golden signet. Meissen. 2008.