Product Description
Christopher Dresser / Heath & Middleton Aesthetic Movement Claret Jug 1881
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″
Christopher Dresser / Heath & Middleton Aesthetic Movement Claret Jug 1881
JEAN BAROL (1873-1966) France
MONTIERES (founded 1917) Montieres-les-Amiens, France
“Celestial Star, Planet and Comet” iridescent vase c. 1920
Earthenware in a spherical form with four flanges in an overall purple, red, blue, green, gold iridescent glaze
Marks: Montieres (inscribed in the glaze, near the Saturn)
H: 6 1/4″ x W: 6 1/4″ x D: 6 1/4″