Lot 39
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
ARTICULATED LETTER RACK
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
£1,645
Description
manufactured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate, stamped marks 'H & H 2555'
Dimensions
12.5cm high
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904: Pottery, Glass, Metalwork', The Fine Art Society Ltd, London, 3 October - 27 October 1972, no. 124
'Christopher Dresser: Un designer alla corte della regina Victoria', Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, 30 October 2001-March 2002
LITERATURE:
'Christopher Dresser: A Pioneer of Modern Design', Widar Halen, Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1993, plate 181
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904', Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2001, plate 58