AN AMERICAN SILVER AND COPPER INKSTAND
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
AN AMERICAN SILVER AND COPPER INKSTAND

ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH HEINRICH, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1910

Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER AND COPPER INKSTAND
ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH HEINRICH, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1910
The rectangular wooden base mounted with a spot-hammered copper tray with two handles and applied silver bosses and mounts, the silver inkwell and container with divided internal compartments modeled as baskets, the hinged covers applied with arrowheads, stamped on side 'copper and silver'
11 3⁄8 in. (28.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 15-16 January 2004, lot 87.

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Lot Essay

Joseph Heinrich (active 1897-1937) was an important arts-and-crafts movement metal worker based in New York in the early 20th century. Though his work is often unsigned, the hammered copper and distinctly American decorative schemes are easily identifiable. Heinrich often retailed his work through firms like Tiffany & Co. in New York and Shreve, Crump & Lowe Co. in Boston, whose clients were interested in the most current styles and designs in American silver and decorative arts.
The present lot can be tied to Heinrich’s oeuvre through motifs which are distinct to Heinrich's work, such as the distinct combination of silver, copper, and wood, as well as his use of arrowheads as decoration, which can also be seen on the punch bowl in the present sale.

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