DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, 1881, MANUFACTURED BY WALKER & HALL
Details
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).