Lot 22
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
PICNIC SET
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
manufactured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate, comprising: a kettle and cover, 10cm high; a teapot and cover, 8.5cm high; a paraffin burner and stand; a sugar bowl; a milk jug; and a milk flask and cover, stamped marks 'Designed by Dr C Dresser', and 'H & H 2110', with registration mark for 1876, contained within oak fitted box
Dimensions
Box: 13cm high, 33cm wide, 17cm deep
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
'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 1834-1904', Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2001, plate 68
'Christopher Dresser and Japan', ed. Koriyama City Museum of Art Brain Trust, 'Christopher Dresser and Japan' Catalogue Committee, Japan, 2002, plate 102