
JARDINIERE WITH GRIFFINS, Henneberg Brothers, beginning of 20th century
Pence: Br. Henneberg; 2884;
The Henneberg Brothers Plated and Bronze Products Factory was established in the 1850s by Juliusz Henneberg and Michał Czajkowski. It specialized in the production of tableware and cutlery. Over time, it opened its own factory stores, and then branches and numerous representative offices, including in Warsaw, Lviv, Vilnius, and St. Petersburg.
Warsaw, beginning of the 20th century
Plate, crystal glass.
Dimensions: 20.5cm x 8cm x 7cm
Condition: glass crack.
Elliptical jardiniere with an openwork frame. Placed on four spherical feet, it presents a centralizing amphora with flowers. Flanked by a pair of griffins, it constitutes a repeating ornamental motif.
The glass insert received cut geometrical feathers. The whole is crowned by a pair of handles with palmette finials.