MARK OF HUKIN AND HEATH (JOHN THOMAS HEATH AND JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON), LONDON, 1889

Details

A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY BISCUIT OR BONBON BOX
MARK OF HUKIN AND HEATH (JOHN THOMAS HEATH AND JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON), LONDON, 1889
Realistically shaped and chased as a nutmeg resting on crossed twigs base, the hinged leaf-formed lid with twig finial held in a pivoting branch shaped swing handle, marked on body, in cover and on swing handle
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) long
319 gr. (10 oz. 5 dwt.)

Provenance

Acquired from Mallett London, February 2014.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Hukin and Heath, established in Birmingham in 1855, are remembered for their pieces produced in the 1870s and 1880s under the guidance of Christopher Dresser as well as for their inventive novelty items constructed in naturalistic shapes and textures which included nut, fruit, bark, leaf and flower forms.

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