Hippopotamus service

The Hippopotamus Service is a hand-painted 144 piece dinner service commissioned by the American porcelain collector Richard Baron Cohen from the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, and completed in 2006. The porcelain service features different views of hippopotamuses based on photographs of over 275 hippos taken in zoos all around the world. Cohen commissioned photographer Sarah Louise Galbraith to travel to 101 zoos in 33 countries and photograph the animals. The service was first exhibited at Sotheby's New York City galleries in September 2006. It has subsequently been exhibited at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, and the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna.

Other famous services themed and named after animals are the Meissen porcelain Swan Service, and the Wedgwood Frog Service commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.

20.5" Oval Platter featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Feifei, Nahsiao, Naichung, Natzuchung. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Soda, National Zoologcial Gardens of Sri Lanka Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Nali, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Liberty, Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, Missouri U.S.A.

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Susie, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Naruo, Kyoto Municipal Zoo, Kyoto, Japan

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Jiro, Ueno Zoological Gardens, Tokyo, Japan

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Orejitos and Carlita, Zoologico Nacional La Aurora, Guatemala City, Guatemala

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Tombi, Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, Missouri U.S.A.

15.75" Oval Platter featuring: Henry, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Cza-Cza, Slaski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Katowice, Poland

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Splish, Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A.

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Kibu, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

20.5" Oval Platter Featuring: Hektorka, Zoo Gdansk-Oliwa, Gdansk, Poland

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Shaktir, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India

15.5" Round Charger featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Nali, Feifei, Nahsiao, Natziu, Nana, Natzuchung. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Gus, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Tetsuo, Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, Japan

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Lucia, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Alif, Zoo Taiping, Taiping, Malaysia

18.5" Oval Platter featuring: Emma, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio U.S.A.

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Helvetia, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Gucio, Warszawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Warsaw, Poland

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Lala, Hanoi Zoological Gardens, Hanoi, Vietnam

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Rodolphe, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France

14.5 Oval Platter featuring: Yoly, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Hipolit, Slaski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Katowice, Poland

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Charlatana, Temaiken, Buenos Aires, Argentina

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Louise, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Faith, Auckland Zoo, Auckland, New Zealand

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Sally, National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rectangular Tray featuring: Reglis, Parc Zoologique de La Palmyre, Palmyre, France

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Afro, Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Brandy, Zoo Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Tavea, Zoologico de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brazil

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Jabba, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California U.S.A.

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Eva, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida U.S.A.

10" Dinner Plate featuring: Elisabeth, Parc Zoologique de La Fleche, La Fleche, France

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Happy, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Kif, Touroparc, Romaneche-Thorins, France

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Rikke, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands

9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Saar, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Loeuje, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Otis, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California U.S.A. 11" Pierced Plate featuring: Emma and Herbie, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio U.S.A.

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Susie, Zoo Aquarium Madrid, Madrid, Spain

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Maggie, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Peao, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Petal and Perky, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada

8" Square Tray featuring: Stanislaw, Zoo Gdansk-Oliwa, Gdansk, Poland

Triangular Tray featuring: Mara, Parc Zoologique d'Amneville, Amneville, France

Raised Round Cake Dish featuring: Chombi, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Hansel, Chicago Zoological Park (Brookfield Zoo), Brookfield, Illinois U.S.A.

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Blackie, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Pippone, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Mol, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico & Hazina, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado U.S.A.

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Olga, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico & Babu, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India

Ice Dome featuring: Bocas, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal & Fudge, Auckland Zoo, Auckland, New Zealand & Jane, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy & Kinshasa, Parc Zoologique d'Amneville, Amneville, France

9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Brutus, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Jazi and Funani, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California U.S.A.

Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Jonsey, Fort Worth Zoological Park, Fort Worth, Texas U.S.A.

9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Petal, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada

7.5" Plate Featuring: Linda, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont-Scorff, France

7.5" Plate Featuring: Katka, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Blippo, Wildlife Safari, Winston, Oregon U.S.A.

3.25" Sugar Bowl and Cover Featuring: Nanamei, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Pele and Juliana, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Samantha, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

11" Pierced Plate featuring: Penelope, Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe, Louisiana U.S.A.

7.5" Plate Featuring: Polita, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quebec Canada

7.5" Plate Featuring: Kimbuku, Tiergarten Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria

9.75 Pierced Plate Featuring; Kiboko, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quebec Canada

11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Tobi, Wroclawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Wroclaw, Poland

Coffee Pot and Lid Featuring: Zdenek, Zoo Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Irma, Juliette, and Emile, Le Pal Parc d'Attractions et Parc Animalier

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Rosie, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.A.

11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Mimi, Bioparco di Roma, Rome, Italy

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Gertrude, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Bouillon Cup and Saucer Featuring: La Pequenita, Zoo Aquarium Madrid, Madrid, Spain & Gordo, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico

9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Maikel, Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Creamer Featuring: Palmyre, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont Scorff, France

Teapot and Lid Featuring: Happy, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia & Jenny, Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany Sauce Boat and Stand Featuring: Tulip and Brindabella Primrose, Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee, Werribee, Australia & Guerro, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico Covered Vegetable Tureen Featuring: Poppy, Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon U.S.A. & Julie, Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A.

Sugar Bowl and Cover Featuring: Honza, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic & Cleopatra, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida U.S.A. & Kathi, Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Berlin, Germany & Albert, Aktiengesellschaft Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Donna, Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville, Illinois U.S.A.

Salad Bowl featuring: Maruska, Zoo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic & Anna, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy

7" Pickle Dish featuring: Georgette, Monde Sauvage, Aywaille, Belgium

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Billa, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico & Atte, Parque Zoologico de Leon, Leon, Mexico

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Arusha, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. & Happy New Year, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Dhony, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands & Cinderella, Johannesburg Zoological Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Chucho, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico & Masae, Parc Zoologique de La Fleche, La Fleche, France

8.75" Covered Vegetable Tureen and Cover featuring: Pudgie, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas U.S.A. & Nalan and Nai, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan & Pepotama, Zoobotanico Jerez, Jerez de La Frontera, Spain & Puddles, San Francisco Zoological Gardens, San Francisco, California U.S.A.

8.75" Covered Vegetable Tureen and Cover featuring: Nigna, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England & Mara, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas U.S.A. & Puddles, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S.A. & Kiboko, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Salad Bowl featuring: Cherry, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hanover, Germany

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Nanachung, Nali, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Bocas, Mada, Popota Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Harold, Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee, Werribee, Australia

Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Susie, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia

Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Zaire, Safari de Peaugres, Peaugres, France

Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Nigna, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Ralf, Jardin Zoologico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Samantha, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA & Bibi, Temaiken, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Sweetie Pie, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas USA & Harvey, Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre, Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Kabura, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, The Netherlands & Maggie, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Gertrude, Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre, Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada & Mahali, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado USA

Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Puppy, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India & Kasai, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Dep, Hanoi Zoological Gardens, Hanoi, Vietnam

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Baby Hippo, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand

Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Palmyre, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont-Scorff, France

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Yai, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Zora, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Paper weight featuring: Hermien, Zoo Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

Paper weight featuring: Baby Hippo, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Hermien, Zoo Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Guadalupe, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington USA

Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Hovie, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Jully, National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Oval Pickle Dish featuring: Mana, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia

Round Salad Bowl featuring: Rosi, Wilhelma, der Zool. Botanische Garten Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

18.5" Oval Platter featuring: Maren with calf, Maren 27 Oct 1990 - 10 Dec 2002 Copenhagen Zoo

Oval Vegetable Dish featuring: Ruzenka, Honza, Adela, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic & Felipe, Zoologico Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico

Round Wine Cooler featuring: Poupouille, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France & Pelagie, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France

Round Wine Cooler featuring: Nakili, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas, U.S.A. & Jusztina, Budapest Zoo, Budapest, Hungary

Oval Wine Cooler featuring: Komtu, Parc Zoologic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain & Bulaula, Dhony, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, The Netherlands

20.5" Oval Platter featuring: Owen and Mzee, Haller Park, A Property of Bamburi Cement Limited, Mombasa, Kenya

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Mara, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas, U.S.A.

Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: La Negra, Parque Zoologico de Leon, Leo, Mexico

Triangular Footed Cake Dish featuring: Satsuki, Ueno Zoological Gardens, Tokyo, Japan

Fish Strainer Featuring: Cuddling Hippos

7.5" Round Plate Featuring: Pepotamo, Zoobotï¿½nico Jerez, Jerez de La Frontera, Spain

7.5" Plate Featuring: Jock, Detroit Zoological Park, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A.

7.5" Plate Featuring: Alcide, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quï¿½bec, Canada

7.5" Plate Featuring: Sparky, The Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

7.5" Plate Featuring: Duke, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7.5" Plate Featuring: Rumba II, Wroclawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Wroclaw, Poland

7.5" Plate Featuring: Adelka, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

7.5" Plate Featuring: Puddles, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A

Paper Knife Featuring: Ricardo, Parque Zoologico Benito Juï¿½rez, Morelia, Mexico

Oval Salad Bowl Featuring: Moe, Hogle Zoological Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.

Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Chumbinho, Parque Zoologico de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Tureen Cover and Stand featuring: Heidi, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Sipee, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand & Susie, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia & Silvia, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 1, Herbie, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 2, Bertie, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 3, Irma, Le Pal Parc d'Attractions et Parc Animalier, Dompierre sur Besbre, France

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 4, Paulo, Reserve Africaine de Thoiry, Thoiry en Yvelines, France

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 5, Wilhelm der Grosse, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 6, Asita, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 7, Habari, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 8, Mike, Wilhelma, Der Zoologisch Botanische Garten Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 9, Baby Hippo, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand

10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 10, Kiwi, Zoo Gdańsk-Oliwa, Gdańsk, Poland