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Lot 158
A Meissen oval tureen and cover from the Hennicke service, circa 1735
4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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A Meissen oval tureen and cover from the Hennicke service, circa 1735
Of lobed oval form with goat masks with gilt-edged scroll handles, both applied with scattered leaves and flowers edged in enamels, painted with scattered indianische Blumen and wheat sheaves, the cover with the arms of Hennicke, surmounted by a pierced, gilt-edged crown finial, 27.3cm across handles; 22.5cm high (starcrack to base with associated haircrack to one side, finial replaced, tiny chips to applied flowers (2)
Footnotes
Johann Christian Hennicke (1681-1752) was raised to the nobility in 1728 by the Holy Roman Emperor. He was an influential Cabinet Minister under Count Brühl, and became deputy director of the Meissen factory in 1739. The arms on this service go back to before he was made Freiherr or Baron, in 1741, and Graf or Count, in 1745.
Although pieces from the service have occasionally appeared on the market, only three other pieces of this size have been sold: one from the collection of Dr. Marcel Nyffeler, Zürich (Christie's London, 9 June 1986, lot 119); Sotheby's New York, 26 September 1989, lot 110; and the example from the Hoffmeister Collection (no. 350), sold in these Rooms, 25 November 2009, lot 76.
Other recent examples from this service to appear on the market include: a tureen stand (Christie's London, 11 December 2000, lot 437); two spoons (Christie's New York, 18 October 2002, lot 432); and a tureen (Christie's London, 14 July 2006, lot 100). Two sauce boats and a spoon from the service are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Den Blaauwen 2000, nos. 110 and 111), and a pair of dishes is in the Arnhold Collection, New York (Cassidy-Geiger 2008, nos. 202a and b). A similar tureen and cover from the service was sold in these Rooms, 10 November 2004, lot 18.
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