Lot 3
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
SIX GLASSES AND STAND
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
manufacured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate and glass, the handle inscribed with initial 'D', stamped marks 'Designed by Dr C Dresser', and 'H & H 2268', registration mark for 1878
Dimensions
15.5cm high
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904: Pottery, Glass, Metalwork', The Fine Art Society Ltd, London, 3 October - 27 October 1972, no. 115
'Christopher Dresser: Un designer alla corte della regina Victoria', Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, 30 October 2001-March 2002
'The Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser', Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, 5 March - 25 July 2004
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904: A Design Revolution', The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 9 September - 5 December 2004
LITERATURE:
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904', Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2001, plate 60
'Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution', ed. Michael Whiteway, V & A Publications, London, 2004, plate 179