Lot 31
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
CASED DECANTER AND FOUR GLASSES
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
manufactured by Heath and Middleton, silver and glass, comprising a lidded decanter with ebony handle, 25cm high, and four glasses, 10cm high, each bears stamped makers marks, and hallmarks for London1882-3 (5)
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
'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: A Pioneer of Modern Design', Widar Halen, Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1993, plate 190
'Christopher Dresser and Japan', ed. Koriyama City Museum of Art Brain Trust, 'Christopher Dresser and Japan' Catalogue Committee, Japan, 2002, plate 130
'Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution', ed. Michael Whiteway, V & A Publications, London, 2004, plate 182
PROVENANCE:
The Fine Art Society, London