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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.
Works by Heinrich of this monumental scale are incredibly rare. Another punch service including a punch bowl, ladle, tray, and twelve cups is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Accession Number 1993-65-1), and an almost identical service sold in these rooms, 21 January 2000, Lot 221, for $134,500. Additionally, a large copper centerpiece bowl decorated with similar bear motifs and with antler candelabra to each end was sold Christie's, New York, 7 May 2020, lot 41.
Two other punch bowls of identical form to the present lot have sold at auction in recent years. The first, with conforming tray, was presented at the 29th Tirennial Conclave of the Knights Templar in San Francisco in 1904, and was sold Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2012, lot 55. The second, executed in silver and with a conforming ladle, was sold Sotheby's, New York, 18 January 2018, lot 394.
Works by Heinrich of this monumental scale are incredibly rare. Another punch service including a punch bowl, ladle, tray, and twelve cups is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Accession Number 1993-65-1), and an almost identical service sold in these rooms, 21 January 2000, Lot 221, for $134,500. Additionally, a large copper centerpiece bowl decorated with similar bear motifs and with antler candelabra to each end was sold Christie's, New York, 7 May 2020, lot 41.
Two other punch bowls of identical form to the present lot have sold at auction in recent years. The first, with conforming tray, was presented at the 29th Tirennial Conclave of the Knights Templar in San Francisco in 1904, and was sold Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2012, lot 55. The second, executed in silver and with a conforming ladle, was sold Sotheby's, New York, 18 January 2018, lot 394.