Lot 13
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
THREE PIECE TEA SERVICE
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
manufactured by Elkington & Co., silver plate, comprising a teapot with hinged cover and with rosewood handle and knob, 14cm high, a milk jug, with rosewood handle, 8.5cm high, and a sugar bowl, 8.5cm high, each piece inscribed with a crest, stamped marks 'Elkington & Co. 16675', with registration mark for 1885 (3)
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
Christopher Dresser: Un designer alla corte della regina Victoria, Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, 30 October 2001-March 2002
'Christopher Dresser and Japan', Koriyama City Museum of Art, Japan, 13 April - 19 May 2002, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 25 May - 30 June 2002, Takaoko City Museum of Art, Toyama, 11 July - 1 September 2002, Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Tochigi, 17 November - 23 December 2002
LITERATURE:
'Christopher Dresser: A Pioneer of Modern Design', Widar Halen, Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1993, plate 166
Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2001, pl.194
'Christopher Dresser and Japan', ed. Koriyama City Museum of Art Brain Trust, 'Christopher Dresser and Japan' Catalogue Committee, Japan, 2002, plate 143