Product Description
1940’s jeweled necklace, 18k gold textured ring links and elaborate bezel set 19 large cabochon fire opals (260 carats TW) and further set with two oval cut citrines and three round cut citrines (145 carats TW), c.1940
1940’s jeweled necklace, 18k gold textured ring links and elaborate bezel set 19 large cabochon fire opals (260 carats TW) and further set with two oval cut citrines and three round cut citrines (145 carats TW), c.1940
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
HEATH & MIDDLETON Birmingham, England
Claret jug 1881
Very rare model in sterling silver with a bone handle, crystal body
Marks: JTH JHM, Reg. mark for May 9, 1881, London assay marks for 1881 (“F” in a shield)
Illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 63
This signature Dresser claret jug appears in Nikolaus Pevsner’s landmark book from 1936 entitled “Pioneers of Modern Design”.
H: 8 3/8″