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  Christopher Dresser / Hukin & Heath “Crow’s foot” spoon warmer 1878

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK

  HUKIN & HEATH   Birmingham, England

  “Crow’s foot” spoon warmer   1878

  Silver-plate

  Marks: H&H, 2362

  Two other examples are recorded but with complex Victorican engraving.

  Illustrated: Christopher Dresser and Japan, exh. cat. ed. by Koriyami City Museum of Art, Brain Trust Inc. (Koriyami 2002), cat. no. 114, p. 138; Christopher Dresser, ein Viktorianischer Designer, 1834-1904, (Cologne: Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Köln, 1981) cat. no. 15; Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 33.

  H: 4 3/4” x W: 7”

   

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  Christopher Dresser / Linthorpe Art Pottery Rare Aesthetic Movement “Gourd” Vase 1879-1882

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER  (1834-1904)  UK
  LINTHORPE ART POTTERY, Middlesbrough
  HENRY TOOTH Artistic Manager Linthorpe (1842-1918) UK

  “Gourd Vase”   1879-1882

  Glazed Earthenware

  ***Extremely rare Dresser / Linthorpe model.

  Marked: LINTHORPE, Chr. Dresser (facsimile signature) HT, no. 326

  Illustrated:  Christopher Dresser: Truth, Beauty, Power exh. cat. (New York: Historical Design, 1998) p.75; illustrated in two drawings for gourd vases in Dresser’s 1881 design and account book under heading “Aug. 29, 1881. Sent to J. Harrison Esq. 41 Designs for Linthorpe.”

  H: 7 3/4″

  The contrasts in Dresser’s designs for different materials showed how his approach to design was also shaped by the properties and nature of a material. In 1879 Dresser was appointed art director at the newly established Linthorpe pottery, near Middlesbrough. Founded by John Harrison, a local businessman, the pottery’s aim was to use local clay to provide jobs for local men. Dresser’s design for the moulds for the pottery were inspired by a wide range of cultures from Japan, Peru, Mexico, Morocco and Ancient British forms. These very striking pieces, with the metal oxides in the complex and innovative glazes providing the only decoration. All of his designs were impressed with a facsimile signature. When Linthorpe closed in 1889, its moulds were acquired by a rival, Ault Pottery in Derbyshire. In 1893, Dresser signed a contract with Ault for new designs specifying that each pot should be marked with his facsimile signature.

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  Christopher Dresser / Minton Aesthetic Movement Cloisonné Vase 1867

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
  MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  “Cloisonné” vase 1867

  Glazed porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration and gilding

  Marks: MINTON, date cipher for 1867

  Illustration: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhibition catalogue, Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 78.

  H: 9 7/8”

   

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  Christopher Dresser / James Dixon & Sons Sterling silver teaset, No. 2272 1880

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK

  JAMES DIXON & SONS Sheffield, England

  Teaset  1880

  Sterling silver

  Marks: JD&S, Chr. Dresser (facsimile signature), 2272,

  Sheffield assay marks for 1880 (“P” in an octagonal rectangle), Reg. mark for November 25, 1880

  Illustrated: J. Dixon & Sons’ 1885 catalogue, p. 96.

  Teapot illustrated: Christopher Dresser, by Widar Halén (Oxford: Phaidon, 1990), illus. 204, p. 181.

  Teaset illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 30/31.

  Teapot: H: 4” x W: 7 ¼” ; Sugar bowl: H: 2 3/4” ; Creamer: H: 3 1/8”

  Plated teapot in the permanent collection of the British Museum, London. Extremely rare model.