Lot 6
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904)
LIDDED DECANTER
Auction: 19 April 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
designed circa 1881, manufactured by Hukin and Heath, silver plate and glass with an ebony handle, unmarked
Dimensions
21.5cm high
Footnote
EXHIBITED:
'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904: Pottery, Glass, Metalwork', The Fine Art Society Ltd, London, 3 October - 27 October 1972, no. 132
'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 and Japan', ed. Koriyama City Museum of Art Brain Trust, 'Christopher Dresser and Japan' Catalogue Committee, Japan, 2002, plate 104
'Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution', ed. Michael Whiteway, V & A Publications, London, 2004, plate 181