A MEISSEN PORCELAIN LARGE ARMORIAL KAKIEMON SHAPED CIRCULAR DISH FROM THE HENNICKE SERVICE

Johann Christian Hennicke (1681-1752) was Count Brühl's favourite henchman, and was knighted in 1728 by the Holy Roman Emperor. This service was made for him shortly before he became the deputy director of the Meissen factory in 1739, and the coat-of-arms on the service denotes his position as a knight. He was made a baron in 1741, and then a count in 1745.

For a pair of chargers and a porcelain spoon from this service, see Dieter Hoffmeister, Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, Katalog der Sammlung Hoffmeister, Hamburg, 2000, Vol. II, pp. 532-535, nos. 350-353. A charger from the service was sold by Bonhams, London, on 24 November, 2010, lot 69.