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  Christopher Dresser / Benham & Froud Aesthetic Movement Kettle c. 1885

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER  (1834-1904)  UK
  BENHAM & FROUD  London, England

  Kettle    c. 1885

  Copper, brass, wood handle and finial

  Marks: maker’s cipher

  Illustrated: Minor Masters of the XIXth Century: Christopher Dresser, Industrial Designer, by N. Pevsner, (Architectural Review, 1937), p. 184, illus. 1; Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 67.

  H: 9 1/2″ x Dia: 9″

  Price: $4,450

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  Christopher Dresser / Benham & Froud Rare Aesthetic Movement Copper coffee pot 1888

  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″

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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.

   

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  Christopher Dresser / Hukin & Heath Aesthetic Movement Adjustable Toast or Letter Rack 1881

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
  HUKIN & HEATH Birmingham, England

  Adjustable toast or letter rack 1881

  Silver-plate (articulated model)

  Marks: H&H, 2555, stylized fleur-de-lis touch mark

  Illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhibition catalogue Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 21.

  H: 5″ x W: 6 1/2″ x D: 4″

  There is another model of this toast /letter rack in the collection of the British Museum, London, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.