Count von Bruhl Swan Service

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Details, top to bottom: Brühl-Kolowrat-Krakowský coat of arms; heron; swan

The Meissen factory produced presentation pieces used by diplomats as well as complete table services created for state occasions. Between 1736 and 1741, Modellmeister (head modeler) Johann Kaendler (1706-1775), created the Swan Service, the most elaborate dining service that was made at the Meissen Manufactory, for Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700-1763), prime minister to the Polish king Augustus III (reg. 1733-1763).

The service included over three thousand pieces and provided elaborate table settings for up to one hundred people. Designed to reflect the splendor of the king, the Swan Service contained elaborate figural designs featuring sculptural swans, herons and other acquatic plants and animals as well as the coat of arms of von Brühl.

Von Brühl’s diplomatic presentations achieved their greatest triumphs as objects of prestige throughout Europe. By the middle of the 18th century, firms in Vienna, Sèvres and Berlin were making porcelain, and the age of Meissen exclusivity had ended. Although porcelain of extraordinary quality is produced elsewhere, Meissen porcelain remains synonymous with a standard of excellence that reflects the passion and power of “white gold.”

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Count Heinrich deBruhl art collection

1769: Purchase of Count Heinrich von Bruhl's collection The Bruhl collection arrived in St Petersburg in the summer of 1769. It contained a vast number of prints and drawings, as well as over 600 paintings from the Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian and German schools. It was acquired from the heirs of Count von Bruhl, chancellor of Saxony, who imitated his master, King Augustus III, in collecting works of art. Following the advice of his secretary Heinrich von Heinecken, a notable connoisseur, Count von Bruhl was able to put together a large and valuable collection, with the help of the king's own agents. Amongst his masterpieces were Rembrandt's Portrait of a Scholar and Portrait of an Old Man in Red, Rubens's Perseus and Andromeda, Nicolas Poussin's The Descent from the Cross, Antoine Watteau's An Embarrassing Proposal and landscapes by Salomon van Ruysdael. Bruhl was also the source for a series of views of Dresden and Pirna by the Italian artist Bernardo Bellotto, which the Count had commissioned. Amongst the Italian canvases, of particular interest is Maecenas Presenting the Arts to Augustus by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, which was commissioned by Count Francesco Algarotti in 1745 in honour of Augustus III by Count von Bruhl.

Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring DeBruhl

Michael Samuel DeBruhl (d. 04 Apr 1773)

 

Michael Samuel DeBruhl  born in Germany, and died 04 Apr 1773 in New Bern, NC. He married Margaret Pring on 15 Dec 1745 in St. Anne's,Parrish London, England at Saint Katherine Coleman church.

 Notes for Michael Samuel DeBruhl:
Immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia on the vessel Canning in 1749

had 8 children, 2 of which died in Halifax

More About Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring:
Marriage: 15 Dec 1745, St. Anne's, So Ho London, England.

Children of Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring are:

1. +Edward Cornwallis DeBruhl, b. 10 Dec 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, d. 07 Jun 1821, 
2. Camden South Carolina.
3. Julianna Charlotte DeBruhl, b. 09 Aug 1762, New York, NY, d. Georgetown, SC
4. date April 6, 1847.
5. W. Goddard DeBruhl, b. 21 Aug 1747, Born England d. date unknown.
6. Margaret DeBruhl, b. 29 Jan 1749, Born England d. date unknown.
7. Michael Samuel DeBruhl, JR b. 15 Aug 1752, Halifax NS  d. date unknown.
8. Phillipa Margaret DeBruhl, b. 14 Feb 1755, Born Halifax NS d. date unknown.
9. Lucia Elizabeth DeBruhl, b. 09 Jul 1757, Born New York d. date unknown.
10. George Ashley DeBruhl, b. 06 Apr 1761, Born New York d. date unknown.