Lot 38
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
CLARET JUG
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
designed circa 1880, manufactured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate and glass, stamped marks 'H & H 2120'
Dimensions
18cm high
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
Design, Mirror of the Century, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 17 May - 25 July 1993
'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 76
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Annual Report, Year ending 31 December 1988, plate XI
NOTE:
The shape of this claret jug derives from ancient Greco-Roman Askos; leather bags or wine skins. The shape has been widely adapted and was particularly popular in the 1830's to 50's - silver manufacturers such as Paul Storr and William Elliott in London were making silver mounted examples at this time.