A silver and ebony sugar basin and shovel
A silver and ebony sugar basin and shovel

DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, 1881, MANUFACTURED BY WALKER & HALL

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A silver and ebony sugar basin and shovel
Designed by Christopher Dresser, 1881, manufactured by Walker & Hall
The flared basin with central ebony bar handle, the angular shovel also with ebony handle
4.5/8in. (11.8cm.) high
Makers' marks

Lot Essay

Cf: Christopher Dresser, Ein Viktorianischer Designer 1834-1904, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne, 1981, Cat. No. K16 (example in electroplate illustrated).

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