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

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

Category: Christopher Dresser. Tags: Christopher Dresser, James Dixon & Sons, No. 2272 1880, r teaset, silve, Sterling.

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