Lot 20

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
TANTALUS

Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
£3,995
Description
manufactured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate, glass and ebonised wood, stamped marks 'Designed by Dr C Dresser' and 'H & H 2046', registration mark for 1879
Dimensions
29cm high
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
Christopher Dresser, Ein Viktorianischer Designer, the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne, Germany, 1981
'Christopher Dresser: Un designer alla corte della regina Victoria', Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, 30 October 2001-March 2002
LITERATURE:
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904', Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2001, plate 63
