ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSER FOR HUKIN & HEATH, LONDON
SILVER PLATE SPIRIT KETTLE AND STAND, CIRCA 1878
Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860
Auction: 11 April 2018 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
the kettle with ebonised handle and reeded support with serrated leaf terminal, bears maker's mark H&H/ 2966, the base with line decoration and separate burner, bearing registration mark for May 1878
Dimensions
27cm high
Footnote
Literature: Whiteway, Michael 'Christopher Dresser 1834-1904', Milan 2001, p.88, fig. 66 where a similar stand is illustrated.
H. Blairman & Sons 'Furniture & Works of Art' annual exhibition catalogue, 2011, no. 13 where a bowl and stand, the stand of similar design to the current example, is illustrated with a registration date of May 1878