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Tommi Parzinger, Sterling three piece hand mirror and brush set with classical head motif and cross hatch handle design c. 1940

Tommi Parzinger, Sterling three piece hand mirror and brush set with classical head motif and cross hatch handle design c. 1940
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.
TOMMI PARZINGER (1903-1981) Germany/USA
PETER ALBERT REIMES Silversmith (1900-1945) Germany / USA
Sterling covered pedestal cigarette box with neoclassical motifs c. 1938