Lot Essay
Heinrich apparently had a thriving trade in artistic copperwares which were retailed by numerous firms, including Tiffany & Co., Black Starr & Frost, and Shreve Crump & Low. In 1907, Heinrich illustrated a rabbit chafing dish like the present example in his advertisement in House Beautiful: "EXQUISITE CHAFING DISHES, the most complete and artistic stock of fine Chafing Dishes, Copper Table service and cooking utensils; Caseroles and Metal Dishes of every variety may be found in my new store." (as quoted in Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1994, p.319). Another chafing dish of this design is in the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, illustrated in Venable, op.cit., fig.9.3, p.253.