A Gerhard Henning porcelain figure, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1922. Not first quality.
Design by Gerhard Henning, 1912 Denmark. Painted and gilded. Height 21,5 cm.
Not first quality. Minor wear.
Provenance
From the Collection of Henrik Petrini (1931-2015). The collection has been sensitively put together by the avid collector over the past 35 years. Buying from private Swedish collections, auctions and on travels abroad. The collection shows his great interest in glazes, porcelain painting and potting techniques garnered from extensive study of the subject. It is a broad and comprehensive study collection. Henrik Petrini had an engineering degree from the Swedish Defence University. He was an officer at the Artillery, followed by a civil career for the American company IBM.
More information
Gerhard Henning, född 27 maj 1880 i Stockholm, död 16 september 1967 i Hellerup i Danmark, var en svensk-dansk skulptör och verksam vid Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik 1909-14 och 1920-25. Från 1909 till 1914 var han anställd på Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik i Köpenhamn. Där skapade han sina mest kända figurer, som Nickedockan Anne-Marie (1909), Faun och Nymf (1910), Prinsessan på ärten (1911, för vilken han; vann guldmedalj i Paris) och Kinesisk brud (1922). Vid sidan om fortsatte han med sin egen konst. År 1914 lämnade han företaget, men blev kvar i Köpenhamn. Åren 1920-25 arbetade han under en andra period på porslinsfabriken.
Covered by droit de suite
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