CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR HUKIN & HEATH, LONDON
RARE ELECTROPLATED PRESERVE POT AND COVER, CIRCA 1880
£400
Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
of bulbous form, decorated with Persian-style panels and decorative script, stamped maker's marks H&H 1831, 12cm high; and a DOULTON, LAMBETH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SILVER MOUNTED PRESERVE JAR AND COVER, decorated with a frieze of ornate stylised foliate design, incised and impressed maker's marks, the silver mounted cover and handle with maker's marks for Hukin & Heath, Birmingham hallmarks, 13cm high (handle up)
Footnote
Literature: See Lyons, H. 'Christopher Dresser : The People's Designer 1834-1904', ACC, 2005, p. 194, pl. 370 where a similar pot and cover in brass is illustrated