Estimated value: 14.000-18.000 US$
Auction:
20-21st Century Design Sale
Sales date: 2004-06-10
Location:
New York
Lot number: 1
Design
Christopher Dresser
Architonic id
4103884
Sterling silver, electroplate, woven bamboo,
comprising teapot with cover, bowl and milk jug, executed by Hukin and Heath, 1880s, electroplate, bowl and milk jug with gold washed interiors;
kettle and cover, folding stand, tea caddy and cover and burner, executed by Heath and Middleton, 1889, sterling silver
kettle: 51/2 in. (14 cm) high
Literature:
Michael Collins, CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, 1834-1904, LONDON, 1979
Annelis Krekel-Aalberse, ART NOUVEAU
AND ART DECO SILVER, NEW YORK, 1989
Widar Halen, CHRISTOPHER DRESSER:
A PIONEER OF MODERN DESIGN, London, 1990, p. 156, fig. 177
Stuart Durant, CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, LONDON, 1993, p. 96