Product Description
Christopher Dresser / Hukin & Heath Spoon warmer c. 1881
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
HUKIN & HEATH Birmingham, England
Spoon warmer c. 1881
Silver-plate with ebony handle
Made by Hukin & Heath, Birmingham
Marks: H&H, 2693
Illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 57.
H: 5 1/4” x W: 6 1/2”
Very rare model.
Christopher Dresser / Hukin & Heath Spoon warmer c. 1881
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
BENHAM & FROUD London, England
Coffee pot 1888
Copper, brass, wood handle and finial
***One of only two known models of this Dresser / Benham & Froud coffee pot.
Marks: maker’s cipher, Reg. no. 114566 for 1888
Only other model known illustrated: Christopher Dresser, by Widar Halén (Oxford: Phaidon, 1990), illus. 192, p. 170 (variant model); Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 66.
H: 9″ x D: 7 3/8″
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.