Lot 89

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR WILLIAM FRY OF DUBLIN
'HERA' WOVEN SILK PANEL, CIRCA 1876





Auction: Day One | Lots 1 to 229 | Wed 15th April 2026 from 10am
Description
woven silk, framed
Dimensions
55cm x 41cm (frame size 62.5cm x 48.3cm)
Provenance
Exhibited: Tokyo, The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Beardsley, a Singular Prodigy. 15 February, 2025 - 11 May, 2025, no. 57
Literature: The Aesthetic Movement The Decorative Arts Society, 2010, p.124, fig. 11
Dresser first produced 'Hera' as a woven silk fabric for William Fry of Dublin circa 1876, as in this example. It was later produced as a printed cotton sold through Liberty & Co., London.





